Picturesque Rivers and Mountains in the Red Chamber

Chapter 420 5.102 His Majesty is seriously injured?You didn't lie?
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5.102 His Majesty is seriously injured?You didn't lie?
The long-term training in the army was on display at this time. The mobilization of nearly a thousand cavalry and a hundred artillery units was completed in less than half an hour. Most of it was the artillery's material transportation and preparation, and the mobilization was carried out according to the speed of the artillery. Marching steadily, it was not yet noon when we approached the rebel camp a short distance in front of Tanzhe Temple.

"Guan Qun, how's the situation?" Seeing Jiao Zhen who had sent the cavalry over for investigation early, Zhou Yang handed over the kettle first, and then asked after he had finished drinking.

"Sir, the situation is not good." Jiao Zhen's tone was very serious, "I didn't go too deep because I was worried about catching someone off guard, but I know from what I saw from Qianli Wang that things are going to be very difficult because the rebels are here. The number of people is not large, only a little more than one thousand households in total, and the quality of the camp is worse than that of the Third Battalion, but the officers and soldiers inside show no signs of breaking out."

"That is to say, there may be a big problem inside." Zhou Yang's expression instantly became gloomy.

"Sir, what should I do?" Jiao Zhen asked hurriedly.

"No matter what happens inside, we must fight." Zhou Yang said with a cold tone, "Even if there is a real problem, as long as we defeat the rebels, the rest can be solved slowly. Always remember one sentence, the battlefield If we can't win, everything is zero - order, six cavalrymen who originally belonged to each thousand households dismounted and formed a team. They eat dry food, dried fish and water for a quarter of an hour, but they can only eat seven minutes full, and then rest for a quarter of an hour, and two quarters of an hour. Then leave enough manpower to watch the horses, and the rest of the army will attack!
The artillerymen should work hard and push directly outside the rebel camp to fire artillery to suppress it. You, Haitong, are in charge. Bring the two hundred households with the cavalry to suppress the formation to cover it. As the saying goes, "Soldiers are valuable and quick". You cannot wait for the enemy to be ready before attacking. As long as it can defeat the enemy's deployment and defeat the enemy's plan, the artillery in this battle will be the first success, let's go! "

"Don't worry, my lord!" Zhang Hao bowed slightly nervously, "Thanks to Guan Qun's early investigation, he killed all the rebel scouts along the way and blinded the enemy's eyes, so our huge army can not be alarmed It was less than three miles away from the rebel camp; I assure you that the rebels have time to prepare before our army's general attack is absolutely not allowed!"

"When this matter is over, Your Majesty will surely be indispensable for your brothers' rewards." Before the battle, Zhou Yang will definitely draw a big pie, "I will not mention here, how I treat you on weekdays, you guys also know it, so I just want to say one more thing - His Majesty is still surrounded inside. No matter what the situation is, don't forget the iron rule that has been there for thousands of years, that is, 'There is no greater achievement than rescuing the driver.' Go ahead."

"Thank you for your cultivation!" This time it was not just Zhang Hao, but also the always careless Jiao Zhen. The faces of all the officers and soldiers around him were all red, and their eyes were filled with ambition!
There are two cavalrymen and one artilleryman with more than 350 people. Such a large movement of people and horses cannot be hidden from anyone. Once they enter within two miles of the rebel camp, even if the visibility in the mountains and forests is not good, they will be spotted by the rebels. It was found that, unfortunately, as Jiao Zhen's investigation said, the quality of this group of troops was mediocre. It took a full quarter of an hour to adjust a group of troops in a chaotic manner. At this time, the artillery had already entered the effective range of within [-] steps.

"All load solid iron bullets - aim - fire!" As all the artillery completed loading, twelve two-and-a-half kilogram iron bullets had already flown over before the rebel counterattack troops could leave the camp!
The entire camp screamed, and the troops who had just completed the integration were in a mess again. In fact, the shooting effect of the infantry artillery at such a distance was limited. Only four iron bullets actually entered the army formation, causing less than 20 casualties. I would also like to "thank you" for the densely populated rebel army. The other eight bombs all hit positions such as camp tents, open spaces, and even the outer walls of the camp. The effect is basically ignored, but the deterrent is full, not to mention that these rebels are really good!
"Good fight!" Seeing the chaos in the rebel camp, Zhang Hao couldn't hide the joy on his face and shouted to the artillery officer Baihu, "Keep fighting, keep fighting!"

In fact, without his greeting, all the infantry artillery completed a salvo again and moved forward about twenty steps under the command of Baihu Officer. During this period, the manpower sent by Zhang Hao was indispensable to assist; after that, every time a salvo was completed, The artillery fire line pushed forward for a while. After more than a stick of incense, the rebel camp was only about 150 steps away, but it was still in chaos!
"Replace with iron sand shotshells and cover freely!" At this point, the artillery officer Baihu finally breathed a sigh of relief. After completing the order, he ran to Zhang Hao and saluted and said, "Sir, there is no need to push forward anymore. Under such suppression, It is absolutely impossible for the rebels to complete their personnel preparations. As long as they wait a little longer, I trust the commander."

"Not bad!" Zhang Hao smiled with a smile on his face, and personally poured a bowl of good wine from his own kettle and gave it to the artillery officer Baihu, "Brothers are working hard, and if you need someone, come to me to greet you. Don't worry, there will definitely be no one at this time. How dare you not have eyesight!"

"Thank you, sir!" The artillery officer Baihu took a sip from his wine bowl and bowed with a smile on his face.

While the artillery completed the suppression deployment, Zhou Yang's main force had quickly replenished dry food, dried fish and other marching rations, and was doing some exercises to help digestion and prevent physical discomfort caused by large-dose exercise just after eating; he himself Likewise, I got on my horse to observe after I had some rest on my stomach, and was satisfied with the chaos in the rebel camp.

"Sir, the big tent in the middle seems to be beyond the range of our artillery." Jiao Zhen came over with a grin and reported, "Look, there is a richly dressed young man who is jumping around and cursing. He should be the leader of the rebels. Why don't we let him Go ahead and tell Brother Haitong, let him instruct the artillerymen to replace the iron bullets and fire two rounds at the camp."

"Get out!" Zhou Yang raised his foot and kicked him aside. He was too lazy to care. Could he still see that he was his cheap brother-in-law, Prince Yizhong? "The royal family's affairs are left to the royal family to resolve. Back then, Li Shimin directly attacked Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji at Xuanwu Gate, and few of his men with brains dared to touch Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji. Do you want to try the consequences?"

"Your Majesty, what you are saying is, that young man—ouch!" Jiao Zhen was whipped halfway through his words.

"Go and assemble your team and prepare to attack!" Zhou Yang really didn't want to talk nonsense with him anymore, "Don't forget to send someone back to Beijing to deliver the message."

"Sir, what did you say?" Jiao Zhen asked blankly. "A great victory in countering the rebellion. The rebel leader has been captured alive." Zhou Yang's expression was cold. "Also, there is no need to write any victory report. Just take a blank red paper and shout at the top of your lungs for me along the way. I will be dispatched once every quarter of an hour. It is absolutely guaranteed that everyone will be safe." Everyone in the city knows it!”

"Don't worry, sir. I understand my humble position!" Jiao Zhen's face suddenly changed and he bowed seriously.

It was a little slower than the time ordered by Zhou Yang himself, mainly because many people came to the side to solve the three emergencies and delayed the time. However, it can be called "super speed" at the moment. The entire six hundred households were divided into two waves and six waves. The horizontal team advanced in an orderly manner while taking into account the suppression of volleys of guns. The huge pressure caused completely exceeded the upper limit of this era!
"Artillery, stop suppressing, all artillery positions move forward to follow!" When the infantry square drove past, Zhang Hao immediately adjusted according to the instructions. He himself led the cavalry to maneuver to the left wing of the infantry, ready to attack at any time - the right wing was woodland and there was no cavalry. There was no room for movement until the line of fire reached the wall of the rebel camp, but there was still no decent obstruction.

For the rebels, because the artillery was temporarily unable to fire, they finally had a rare opportunity to integrate. Unfortunately, when they finally managed to gather less than 500 people and were about to rush out of the camp to fight, they saw the fusiliers almost fighting. In the face, there was a volley of fire from a hundred households immediately, giving them no chance at all!

Less than two-quarters of an hour later, the original rebel tent was filled with a small table still stained with mud after being overturned, a plate of raw peanuts, and a stack of sliced ​​dried fish. Among the food and drinks, only the aroma of fine wine that filled the entire camp made the soldiers on guard at the door swallow their saliva.

"You are still here after all." Yizhong County King sighed softly, took a sip from the wine bowl and said reluctantly, "This is the number one scholar red for 20 years. When the father was still there, the grandfather gave it to him. Yes, I haven’t been willing to drink it until now, this time the king brought it specially for the purpose of celebrating after the victory, I’m afraid I won’t be able to drink it in the future.”

"Your Majesty, you knew there was little hope from the beginning, right?" Zhou Yang took a sip, "Yes, it is indeed a good wine. Since returning to the Great Zhou Dynasty, this is one of the best wines I have ever drunk."

"I originally brought all five jars and put them in another tent, but unfortunately three jars were damaged by your artillery. Let us brothers have a good taste of this jar. You can take the wine jar in the corner and drink it yourself." Yizhong County The king took another sip before putting it down reluctantly, "Yes, my father has been away for too long after all, and there are too few means that I can really mobilize."

"Knowing that there is no hope, why does the prince still act like this?" Zhou Yang asked inexplicably, "As long as you put down these things, express your opinion to His Majesty, and be a virtuous king for the rest of your life."

"Then when the emperor's grandfather dies, will you follow him to serve him?" Prince Yizhong shook his head lightly, "You don't understand, so don't say more - but you are at your place, right?"

"Don't worry, Your Majesty, I have never let down my woman." Zhou Yang said happily.

"That's good." King Yizhong just mentioned it and didn't ask any more questions. "It's a pity. Regardless of success or failure, I originally wanted to have a good talk with my fourth uncle, but I didn't want to lose the opportunity. Before leaving, I can only sit here with you. The wine is good, but the food is only - well, your dried fish is not bad. You are really willing to add salt. Is it seafood from the Xue family? Why are you willing to use it like this for Qiu Ba, who is under your command? nice one."

"So, my men are elite soldiers, and you can only buy a bunch of rabble." Zhou Yang shook his head indifferently, and said that the expression of Prince Yizhong froze, "Your Majesty, don't worry too much, after all, I am a My ministers, it is up to the royal family to decide on royal matters. Otherwise, even if everything goes well this time, it will be troublesome if someone finds out in the future.

Wait a moment, I will send the prince to meet your majesty. After all, you are a family. How to arrange it is beyond my control. However, in my opinion, there is a precedent of Prince Yoshitaka and Chitose, and in the end it is just a prison. After all, the Supreme Emperor is still here. If you do too much, it won’t look good in public. "

"You don't know?" Prince Yizhong was obviously taken aback, and then he showed a strange smile, "I see, why did you come so directly? It must be my fourth aunt's decision - my fourth uncle suffered the consequences on the first day. He was seriously injured and has not been seen again in the past two days. I don’t know the details, but it will definitely not be cured. Otherwise, the guards inside are indeed elite, and these people under me will not be able to survive now!"

"What?" Zhou Yang was shocked to the point of numbness. "Your Majesty is seriously injured? Are you not lying?"

(End of this chapter)