Back to Daming to be a genius

Chapter 305

(PS: I have the cheek to ask for a monthly ticket at the end of the month. One more thing, the Chinese New Year will be a few days away. I wish all my friends a happy New Year in advance, and I wish all my friends a wealth of wealth and good luck. , Friends are going to give the pure wolf a few days off? One day? Two days or three days?)
During the meal, Song Xiance and Shi Kefa recorded the progress of the battle and sent Zhang Shitou to Young Master Zhang. Seeing the strange smile on Zhang Shitou's face, Ma Xiangling was so ashamed that he didn't even dare to lift his face, while Zhang Shitou was grinning. Comfortingly said: "Young Madam, don't be afraid, my young master is the only seedling of ten generations, and the generation of young master's sons began to prosper gradually, but it is still too little - so you can rest assured, there are three ways to be unfilial, No offspring is the greatest, the young master's ancestors will never blame you."

"If you talk nonsense again, I'll kill you immediately!" Ma Xiangling yelled with a blushing face, and shyly tugged at the hem of Young Master Zhang's clothes, asking him to teach his unscrupulous servants a lesson.Young Master Zhang didn't bother to pay attention to Zhang Shitou's snarky words. He just looked at the statistics of the battle while picking up a simple meal. On the battlefield of Liuba, the casualties of the slave slaughter army were as small as ever. 50 people, more than [-] enemies were killed, and more than [-] prisoners were captured; at the time of Shen, the Baigan soldiers and the Hanzhong army returned to the army to join the battle, and the rebel army also began to retreat northward in an all-round way. Taking advantage of the situation to expand the results of the battle, the rebel army has been expelled by the Ming army to the vicinity of Chai Pass, but the rebels also know that Chai Pass is related to the initiative of the entire battlefield, so they are fighting stubbornly, and the casualties on the way have not yet been counted.

"Where are the troops of Wu Zimian and Hong Chengchou? Any news?" Young Master Zhang asked vaguely while chewing his food.Zhang Shitou replied: "A long section of the official road is controlled by rebels. There is no news yet, but Mr. Song roughly estimates that the Shaanxi-Gansu army has at least reached the foot of Feiqiu Pass, but I don't know if they have taken it." Go down this gate."

"If we can win Feiqiu Pass, then the initiative on the battlefield will be completely in our hands, and the thieves will have no chance." Young Master Zhang pondered for a while, and immediately ordered: "Organize an elite team and find the local people Lead the way, take a small path and send my order to the Shaanxi-Gansu Army, so that the Shaanxi-Gansu Army must take down Feiqiu Pass before tomorrow morning at all costs, and block the entire army of rebels between Feiqiu Pass and Chai Pass on the official road between them."

Zhang Shitou agreed, and quickly went out to pass the order, while Ma Xiangling looked at the topographical map of mountains and rivers, blushed and said to Young Master Zhang: "My lord, if your plan can be successful, then the main force of the thieves who have harmed Shaanxi and Gansu for many years will have no way out. Your plan to completely put down the Shaanxi-Gansu rebellion must be just around the corner."

"Just around the corner?" Young Master Zhang smiled, but it was a wry smile, "It would be great if it was so easy. The root cause of the chaos in Shaanxi and Gansu is famine, and the people are forced to rebel because they have nothing to eat. If this fundamental problem is not solved, even Annihilate the main force of the [-] rebels, a second [-] rebels will rise up, and a third and fourth [-] rebels will rebel. Alas, it is a heavy task to completely put down the rebellion in Shaanxi and Gansu. It's a long way."

"My lord, I said something wrong again." Ma Xiangling blushed and lowered her head.Young Master Zhang smiled again, shook his head and said: "I don't blame you, you were born in a family of chieftains, you were born in a rich family, and you didn't study hard, so of course you don't understand these things. Forget it, let's eat quickly. Go to Chaiguan and see your mother and your elder brother and sister-in-law."

Not to mention, Young Master Zhang's prestigious reputation is indeed not based on it, and it is also somewhat psychologically suggestive, because the bandit army desperately resisted, defending stubbornly at any cost, the slave slaughter army and the white-armed soldiers are two of the best in the world The three armies of the Hanzhong Army, which is definitely ranked second-rate in the Shaanxi-Gansu Army, joined forces and fought for two or three hours. Although they killed and wiped out a large number of rogue troops, they were still unable to win. Chaiguan Pass, where thieves were besieged to death.But when Young Master Zhang's five provincial governors appeared on the battlefield, earth-shattering cheers and shouts immediately sounded on the battlefield, "Long live the Ming Dynasty! Long live, long live, long live!" Chaiguan is closed.Hearing this slogan, the morale of the soldiers of the Ming army was greatly boosted, shouting the slogan "Long live the Ming Dynasty", and rushed towards the enemy desperately. The soldiers were all terrified and collapsed almost instantly. They were defeated by the death squads of the Ming army. In less than half a stick of incense, many walls were declared lost, and the failure of the defense was almost a foregone conclusion.

Seeing such a scene, even Qin Liangyu, who has been in the battlefield for a long time, couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "This is the Great Ming God of War who has never been defeated in a battle. He doesn't need to fight at all. As long as the flag is lit, the morale of the army can be boosted. It can also suppress the morale of the enemy. Based on this, the old man will never be able to catch up." Over there, Ma Xianglin snorted unconvinced and said: "In my opinion, it's normal. His so-called slave-slaughter army is only as powerful as a firearm. That’s all, if our white soldiers also have new muskets, we might not be able to defeat his slave-killing army.”

"Mother, elder brother, I'm back." While speaking, Ma Xiangling had already rushed to the front of Qin Liangyu's mother and son. After saluting, Ma Xiangling smiled at Ma Xianglin: "Elder brother, Master Zhang said that if the white soldiers It doesn’t matter if you can’t take Chaiguan, you can withdraw your army and replace the slave hunting tiger team behind to fight.”

Before the words were finished, the furious Ma Xianglin yelled, "Brothers, follow me, take down Chaiguan and show it to Zhang Haogu!" The [-] white-armed soldiers of the team also charged forward with shouts, aggressively attacking the chaiguan wall that was in full swing.Zhang Fengyi rolled her eyes at her sister-in-law, and snorted, "You've turned your elbows outside before you got married? You actually helped outsiders use aggressive tactics against your own brother?" Ma Xiangling blushed, and quickly shrank behind Qin Liangyu's back. Speak again.

With Ma Xianglin, nicknamed Xiao Ma Chao, personally leading the army to kill, the already crumbling thieves closed the wall and the defense line was even tighter. First, multiple sections of the wall were lost, and the Ming army opened the way to climb the wall. There were more and more soldiers in the army, and the rogue soldiers on the wall began to flee timidly, and Ma Xianglin's army added a heavy weight to the gradually tilting balance, and the rogue defense line collapsed instantly.It was also at this moment that Young Master Zhang was fortunate enough to witness the majesty of the white soldiers through the binoculars. He saw the white spears, like auspicious snow flying and pear blossoms fluttering. Where the blade passed, the bandit soldiers were not When a person's head falls, his hands and feet are separated, and there is no exception in the whole army. One counts as ten, and ten counts as a hundred.Seeing this, Young Master Zhang couldn't help but praise: "You are worthy of being a hero in the world. In terms of individual combat effectiveness, it is definitely above Jiannu."

"It's a pity that the number is too small, and I'm not good at horse fighting." Song Xiance said regretfully, "Otherwise, it will be of great use when the boss and you conquer the east and build slaves."

"Yes, there are many mountains and rivers on the stone pillars, so there is no way to train them into cavalry." Young Master Zhang nodded, then smiled and said: "Besides, training such soldiers also costs a lot of money. I heard that Ma Qiancheng and Qin Liangyu wanted to train cavalry Sending out this heroic army wiped out most of the family property, and it is estimated that the current 5000 people is the limit that Qin Liangyu's family can bear."

"My lord, you can help Marshal Qin ask for money from the court." Shi Kefa said impatiently, "Training an army of tens of thousands will be of great use in the Liaodong battlefield."

"Naive." Young Master Zhang scolded with a smile, and said with a smile: "Let's not say that Shizhu is impossible to provide so many qualified soldiers, even if there are so many candidates, it is impossible for the imperial court to allow a local chieftain to have an overly powerful army—— Yang Yinglong, who started the Bozhou Rebellion, is a lesson for the court." Shi Kefa was a little unconvinced, and was about to refute, but Young Master Zhang rushed to say: "I know what you want to say, Marshal Qin is loyal to the court, it is impossible to learn from Yang Yinglong ——But don't forget, Marshal Qin is a chieftain, and her army is also a private soldier who only obeys her personal orders! She is loyal to the court, and her son is loyal to the court, but who can guarantee that her grandson Also loyal to the imperial court?"

"Before the imperial court reformed the land, if that chieftain was too powerful and uncontrollable, let alone the imperial court, I would be the first to tolerate it!" Speaking of this, Young Master Zhang's tone became more dignified, and he said in a deep voice: "At least in our In his lifetime, the Ming Dynasty must not allow a warlord to emerge, and the lesson of warlord melee leading to alien exploitation is too heavy, too heavy." Shi Kefa was stunned for a moment, and then bowed his hands and retreated convinced.Song Xiance glanced at Young Master Zhang, with a smile on the corner of his mouth, and said in his heart: "It's easy to say, but you may not have noticed, Master, you are actually about to become the biggest warlord in Ming Dynasty."

While speaking, there was a burst of earth-shattering cheers in front of him, announcing that Chaiguan had been recovered by the Ming army, and a group of Ming soldiers happily rushed out of the closed gate carrying a stretcher, and rushed directly to where the flag formation of Young Master Zhang was. , and shouted from a distance: "Master Zhang, Master Zhang, overjoyed, overjoyed, we have captured Gao Yingxiang! He is still alive! Captured alive, captured alive!"

It turned out that after Gao Yingxiang was rescued from Zibai Mountain by his own soldiers, the soldiers did not dare to send Gao Yingxiang to Liuba because the ambushes of the slave-slaughter army had already started to attack the small town of Liuba. Chaiguan was rescued by Chaiguan. When Chaiguan was broken just now, Gao Yingxiang was not transferred out. As a result, it was in vain to gain a group of Hanzhong Ming soldiers who entered the pass first.But having said that, after Gao Yingxiang, who was seriously injured and dying, was so-called alive and captured in front of Young Master Zhang, he was only half breathed. He was also unable to speak, and only looked at Young Master Zhang weakly with one left eye, and his eyes were full of pleading.

"This person can be regarded as a hero of the generation, but it's a pity that he is destined to be useless to me." Young Master Zhang sighed, and he couldn't bear to order: "Letting him continue to live is also suffering, give him a good time."

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The next morning, when Gao Yingxiang's head was hung on the top of Chaiguan City, Young Master Zhang's camp also settled in Chaiguan Pass. At noon, new good news came. After the order of Feiqiu Pass, Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong, who were eager to prove their meritorious service, led their troops to charge in person. After a night of fierce fighting, they finally took down Feiqiu Pass, which was guarded by the rebels. Trapped to death by the Ming army in the mountain pass between Feiqiu Pass and Chai Pass, there is no way to go to the sky, no way to go down to the ground, absolutely no way to escape.After the news was made public, the camps of the Ming army inside and outside Chai Pass were full of cheers, and the military songs shook the sky. Even the most ordinary soldier knew that the war of suppressing bandits on the Qinling battlefield was coming to an end, and it was destined to be fought by the Ming army. Ended with a total victory!
Ordinary soldiers know that this battle is drawing to a close, and Young Master Zhang, the commander of the entire army, of course understands it better, but for Young Master Zhang, this is the beginning of a difficult choice - because at this time, the two earliest The rebel Wang Ziyong and Wu Yangui have sent envoys to surrender to Young Master Zhang.Moreover, the conditions put forward by Wang Ziyong and Wu Yangui are also very simple, that is, they hope that Young Master Zhang can guarantee their lives, and they are willing to follow the example of Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong, and they will not reorganize or disperse their troops, but they are willing to obey Young Master Zhang He dispatched him to the hinterland of Shaanxi to fight the remaining thieves such as the Shen Yiyuan brothers.

"Let me treat you like Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong?" Young Master Zhang sneered, looked at the envoy of the rebels and asked with a sneer: "Do you think you are qualified to raise this condition? Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong brought the strong defense of Xi'an The city is dedicated to this official, what have you done for this official?"

"My lord, we can take all the troops to surrender." The rebellious envoy replied tremblingly: "There are nearly [-] troops in the Chaiguan Pass Road. Your lord, you only need to say a word, and our king can let you go without any trouble." As soon as the soldiers die, take in the [-] troops."

"A [-] army?" Young Master Zhang asked with a grim smile, "How many women are there in your so-called [-] army? How many old people and children are there who can't go to the battlefield? Although they didn't directly kill people, how much did they help you?" Evil? How many innocent people of Ming Dynasty have been harmed? How will I arrange them if I recruit them here? Will you continue to take them everywhere to rob innocent people?"

"Well..., my lord, you can let them go home and farm." The rebellious messenger replied timidly.First Young Master Zhang laughed loudly, and then suddenly shouted: "Planting the land?! If they are willing to farm the land honestly, why don't they stay at home and wait for the relief from the court? Why do they follow you around and harm the people?"

"My lord, are you really going to drive us all to extinction? No matter what, we are all the people of Daming, and we are all the people under your rule." The rebellious envoy asked desperately.Young Master Zhang really wanted to answer directly that he just wanted to exterminate them all, but of course he couldn't say such a thing in public, he could only sneer and say, "Now I remember that you are the people of Ming Dynasty? What do you think when you harm the good people in Shaanxi and Gansu?" Won’t you get up? Go back and tell Wang Ziyong, Wu Yangui and Ma Shouying that it’s okay to surrender, but the army must be screened, and anyone who has a human life on their hands must be judged by the court! There are also thieves like Wang Ziyong and Wu Yangui, I can Forgive them not to die, but you must also go to the capital to accept the trial of the three judges—I think that I have the virtue of living in heaven, and maybe I can plead with the court to spare them from dying!"

Facing Young Master Zhang's extremely harsh surrender conditions, the envoy of the rebels had nothing to say, so he could only bid farewell and go back to report to the heads of the thieves.As soon as the envoy of the thieves left, Young Master Zhang immediately ordered: "Go to a group of people and take a small path to Feiqiu Pass, and bring Hong Chengchou to me, and tell him that I have important military matters to discuss with him, and tell him to hurry up." It's better to go to Chaiguan."

As I said before, the roads in the Qinling Mountains are complicated and there are many small roads, so although the main force of the rebels is trapped in the Chai Pass Road, there are still a few small roads that can provide transportation links for the Ming army at Feiqiu Pass and Chai Pass—of course Well, for such an important position, Young Master Zhang had to send troops to guard it closely, trying not to let a thief slip out of the net.After the team sent by Master Zhang arrived at Feiqiu Pass, Master Zhang handed over the command of the main Shaanxi-Gansu main force to Wu Zimian. A group of soldiers took the trail and rushed to Chaiguan.

The path was rough and difficult, and when Hong Chengchou arrived at Chaiguan, it was already the afternoon of the second day, which was also the afternoon of March [-]th in the ninth year of Da Ming Qi. Hong Chengchou was stunned to find that in the dim room, Young Master Zhang was lying on the hospital bed moaning with a sallow complexion, and the room was still full of the smell of medicine.After being taken aback, Hong Chengchou hurriedly saluted and said: "The humble Hong Chengchou, I have met the Ministry Lord! Ministry Lord, what's wrong with you?"

"Yanyan is here? Come on, move a chair for Hong Zhongcheng." Young Master Zhang ordered weakly.Zhang Shitou agreed, and quickly moved a chair for Hong Chengchou, and explained in a low voice: "My lord, my young master is sick from overwork, and the illness he fell in Shanhaiguan last time was not completely cured, so he came to Shaanxi again to command and deploy the bandits. After working too much on the battlefield, the disease relapsed."

"The Ministry is really hard." Hong Chengchou also heard about the fact that Young Master Zhang fell ill in Liaodong some time ago, and he said respectfully: "The Ministry, it is not a humble job to criticize you. Although state affairs and military affairs are important, your body More importantly, you must take care of yourself. You are the pillar of the country, and you must not overwork—it is very unlucky to say that a humble official, if you have any troubles, for the Ming court and the five provinces of Shaanxi and Gansu, it will be a loss of the building. Zhuliang, the three armies have no commander."

"For the country and the people, I will do my best, and I will die." Young Master Zhang coughed and replied, and said helplessly: "But this disease is too untimely, and the battle to wipe out the main force of the Shaanxi-Gansu rebels has reached the most critical time. But I fell ill again, so I dare not even announce my illness, for fear of affecting the morale of the army."

"Your Excellency's words are very true. You shoulder a heavy responsibility, and your every move attracts the attention of thousands of people. You can't announce it casually." Hong Chengchou agreed, and asked with some expectation: "Then Zhang Butang, you summoned the last general to Chai Chai. Guan, what are your orders?"

(End of this chapter)