Desert Eagle Suletan Khan

Chapter 736: A spark of fire ignites the prairie fire in the south of Shanxi Province (Part )
From Xiangyuan to the west, even to Qinyuan, Yueyang, and Hongdong, the banner of "Xingdao Shanxi President Yu" finally appeared under the Linfen City of Pingyang Prefecture.

"Brother Miao, what do you mean by military advisor? Why do you let them surround you instead of fighting, and why do you say that the secret cannot be leaked?" Zhang Cheng asked Miao Da in confusion. Damuding sent Miao Da and he as the vanguard and deputy, leading four thousand soldiers and horses to clear the way for the army.

"Whatever the military advisor tells us to do, we just do as he is told. Why do we think so much?" Miao Da looked unconcerned.

"Brother Miao, where do you think the military advisor came from? It has spread in the army that he is the special envoy of the Great Khan of Wei. You have a close relationship with the military advisor. Is this true?" Zhang Cheng suddenly asked Another problem.

"Shh!" Miao Da made a silent gesture and lowered his voice and said, "Brothers and you, just understand this matter in your heart, and never say anything to others..."

"Brother Miao, don't worry, I won't dare spread the word even to death." After hearing this, Zhang Cheng looked excited.

The secret that cannot be leaked is finally here! In the afternoon, a book arrow suddenly shot down from the city, which read "Today at midnight (11 o'clock in the evening), I will offer you the North City." The two generals looked at each other, secretly saying that the military advisor was really a god, and he had even arranged the internal affairs.

The appointed time arrived, and the thick north gate of Linfen really opened. Zhang Cheng was still hesitating, but Miao Da rushed into the city with his troops. As soon as he entered the city, he saw a Manchu official wearing Yunyan official robe and leading people to guard the city gate.

"Huh? Is he an official?" Miao Da was stunned.

"Wan Yongzuo, the prefect of Pingyang, has met the general." Wan Yongzuo greeted him first.

"Prefect? ​​You rebelled because you couldn't live any longer. Why did your dignified master also rebel with you?" Miao Da was surprised.

"The president and I are of the same year (we were admitted to the same school), so please introduce me to the president immediately," Wan Yongzuo replied in a neither humble nor arrogant manner.

"Oh, it turns out you know the president," Miao Da nodded slightly, without much change in his expression, and continued to ask, "Where is the deputy envoy named Xiang?"

Wan Yongzuo was slightly surprised to see that he didn't react much when he heard that he mentioned Yu Gongyin, but he still pointed the way for generals Miao and Zhang.

Because of the internal support of Wan Zhifu, the battle to capture Linfen was very smooth. The rebel army easily captured Linfen City, beheaded Xiang Xiyun, the deputy envoy of Hedong Road, and Jia Zhuang, the Taoist Supervisor, committed suicide.

Then the rebel army captured Xiangling County, and then turned north to capture Pu County and Xizhou with great momentum.
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"Come here, report to Fuyuan and the main town that our army has captured Changzhi and is pursuing the remaining bandits to the west," Xu Changchun, deputy general of the Puzhou Association, ordered leisurely. Although after he arrived in Changzhi County, the rebels had fled and not a single battle was fought, but this did not hinder "meritorious service". In this era, false reporting of military exploits was a specialty of generals.

"Deputy Rong, I have just received news that bandits have captured Linfen. Deputy envoy Xiang Xiyun of Hedong Road and Superintendent Dao Jia Zhuang died for their country. Pingyang Prefect Wan Yongzuo surrendered the enemy." The news brought by Lu'an camp commander Liu Jingshan shattered his Sweet dreams.

"What! Linfen is lost?" Xu Changchun shouted in surprise, "How can a mere bandit be so powerful?"

"Mr. Rong, Pingyang is an important military location. If we don't recover Pingyang and wipe out the bandits as soon as possible, I'm afraid the imperial court will be furious," Liu Jingshan sighed.

"Brother Liu Xian, you put it lightly. Those bandits come and go like the wind, and you can't catch them. How can you destroy them?" Xu Changchun rolled his eyes at him. "If the whole army pursues, we will naturally not be able to catch up. But if we leave the infantry behind and only use cavalry to pursue, we can still catch up." Liu Ding, the general of the Pingyang camp, suddenly interrupted.

"As a result, wouldn't our army's strength be reduced?" Xu Changchun hesitated.

"Those thieves and bandits are just weavers. How can they ever fight a tough battle? Besides, Jiang Gu was so powerful back then, so why don't we kill them, so what about those weavers?" Liu Ding disagreed.

"Yes, that makes sense." After hearing this, Xu Changchun nodded repeatedly, and immediately ordered the general's cavalry to gather together, with a total of 2,500 cavalry. He and Liu Jingshan led more than 2,000 cavalry to advance first, and Pingyang Camp Commander Liu Huang Shaojiong, the commander of the Ding and Zezhou camps, followed with 3,500 infantry troops.
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"President, generals, this is Hot Spring Town. Go north from here, pass through Yongning Prefecture, and bypass Wenshui, and you will be able to meet up with the two friendly armies of the Yang brothers and Hui Chongde in Jiaocheng. These two friendly armies I have surrendered to David, and when I arrive in Jiaocheng and join forces with them, I can raise the banner of David," Damuding, whose pseudonym was Ding Ru, suppressed his excitement and said slowly. Upon hearing that the banner of David could be used, Zhao Yi, the deputy head of the thousand households of Wuyiwei Shanxi Station under the alias Zhou Yi, and Liu Yaner, the 100th household chief of Wuyiwei Shanxi Station under the alias Bai Yaner, became excited, and the other generals were also excited. .

After surrendering the rebel army, Wan Yongzuo finally figured out that Yu Gongyin, who was of the same age as him, was just a decoration. The real master of the rebel army was military advisor Ding Ru, and this Ding Ru turned out to be the special envoy of the Great Khan of Wei. He immediately Present him with a letter of persuasion to surrender written by Xue Zongzhou, a great scholar of Weiguo University. Sure enough, upon seeing the autographed letter written by Academician Xue, the attitude of the rebel army towards him became much better.

"Military advisor, I think that at times like this, we need to be more cautious and send more sentries to investigate," Magistrate Wan said with a smile.

"Haha, the two of us have run a restaurant in Fenzhou for a while and are familiar with the situation. The Fenzhou battalion has been transferred north. It is difficult for the entire Fenzhou to gather a thousand troops and horses. There will be no danger." Zhao Yi and Liu Yaner laughed.

"Shut up! Be careful, the number of sentinels on the Wannian Ship will be doubled this year," Damudin yelled.
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As night fell, except for those on duty, the other rebels fell asleep in their tents. Jiang Qi, the secret whistler, was lying boredly in the grass when suddenly a fire dragon swam in front of him, no, it was torches one after another, and then there was the sound of people leading horses.

"Not good! Enemy attack!"

Jiang Qi trembled, took out a letter arrow, and shot it into the sky with a "chirp" sound. Cutting through the sky, one rocket after another formed a very beautiful scenery.

"Enemy attack~Enemy attack~Enemy attack~" The alarm sound continued, and Xu Changchun and Liu Jingshan's sneak attack was noticed. They rushed to Hot Spring Town with 2,500 cavalry, intending to catch the rebels by surprise, but were discovered unexpectedly.

"Brother Liu Xian, the idea of ​​using cavalry to chase the enemy was yours. Now it's up to you," Xu Changchun said seriously to Liu Jingshan.

"Don't worry, Lieutenant, the general likes to set fires everywhere at night," Liu Jingshan replied with a smile.

When fighting at night, the Qing army's horses were of no use, so they simply dismounted and fought on foot, lighting tents on fire and killing the enemy on sight. In the darkness, Damudin didn't know how many enemies were coming, so he had to give orders in a hurry to fight and retreat. Generals Xu Changchun and Liu Jingshan took the opportunity to cover up the killings, resulting in countless deaths.

After seizing the rebel camp, Liu Jingshan continued to pursue, but was stopped by Xu Changchun. He asked displeasedly: "Commander, our army has defeated the bandits, and we should take advantage of the victory to pursue them. Why did you stop me?"

"Haha, brother Xu Xian, don't be impatient. The sergeants are all tired after fighting so far. Let's rest first and chase again in the early morning tomorrow. We are all cavalry, are we afraid that the thieves will escape?" Xu Changchun stroked his beard and smiled.

(End of this chapter)