Sanqiqi takes advantage of the victory and pursues it

For the people in Dengzhou City, August 11th, the fifth year of Chongzhen's reign, which is September 24, 1632 in the Gregorian calendar, is indeed an unusual day.

Something has been amiss in the city since daytime. Some people secretly rumored that they heard the sound of artillery in the distance. As the main artillery production base of the Ming Dynasty, local people are no stranger to the sound of artillery fire. And the rebels in the city are not as idle as before.

They disturbed people everywhere and began to show signs of panic.

——Are there more officers and soldiers coming? Some people in the city began to make various speculations, but no one had high hopes at first. Most people knew that Laizhou City was still surrounded. If the imperial court sent officers and soldiers, they would definitely first

The siege of Laizhou was lifted, and until the official road to Laizhou Prefecture was opened, the imperial army could not get through.

However, with the passage of time, this originally slim hope has gradually become bigger. The chaotic behavior of the rebels in the city like headless flies has intensified this speculation. According to well-informed sources, an army unit actually came from

Landing at sea, they are heading towards the city with great momentum.

The rebel leaders in the city still tried their best to suppress these rumors, but soon the hastily closed city gates and the urgently assembled troops confirmed these speculations, and the sound of gunfire from outside the city became increasingly louder.

As we got closer, the people in the city hid in their homes as usual, and they felt uneasy in their hearts. Although it was a good thing for the imperial officers and soldiers to come, the virtue of the Ming army was really unflattering. Even if the officers and soldiers could break into the city, they would be in trouble in the future.

What it will look like, no one can say for sure.

In the afternoon, the rebels in the city seemed unable to bear it and rushed out of the city in a chaotic manner. The sound of explosions outside became louder and louder, first coming from the sea, then gradually from the land, and finally from both the sea and the land.

Even in the southwest of Fucheng, which is the most remote place from the battlefield, one can hear the continuous sound of guns and artillery, just like the firecrackers during the New Year. In contrast, the golden drum shouts during normal battles have been completely

cover.

At this time, even the dullest and most clueless person can predict: This must be the arrival of the government troops, fighting fiercely with the rebels outside. Some people quietly lit incense candles at home and prayed for God's protection.

The army should not be beaten away again.

And more people were huddled in their houses, holding their heads and shivering, waiting dumbly for the unknown fate.

When the battle reached Shen, the sound of cannons and cannons suddenly became louder and louder, like a violent storm. For a while, dozens of huge roars erupted one after another, and they even became one sound. The whole Dengzhou City was shaking slightly. At that moment

After that, the explosions and roars on the battlefield suddenly stopped, and it was only then that human voices could be heard - only thousands of people were heard roaring and crying... As the northwest city gate opened, countless defeated soldiers poured in in horror, mouths of shock.

Yelling indiscriminately, but they all have only one meaning: "lost"

Did the government troops win? The scenes that the common people carefully observed through the cracks in the door seemed to completely prove this. However, this weird government army did not take the opportunity to seize the city, and instead made no noise again.

On this night, Dengzhou City was filled with a strange atmosphere. In the first half of the night, the defeated rebels were crying and howling. In the second half of the night, it was replaced by all kinds of noises. The frightened civilians could only turn their heads.

Hidden in bed, praying to the gods and Buddhas in the sky for protection, the thin wooden door of their home would not be kicked open - that would mean another round of robbery, rape, or even massacre.

After barely surviving the night in fear, until the next morning, they felt that there was another strange kind of calm in the city. A few brave men unbolted the door and went out to take a look, only to find that just overnight, those killers

Qian Dao's rebels have all left the city, leaving no one behind.

There were only a few crumpled big flags with the word "Ming" flying high on the towers and flagpoles.

At noon, when more and more people boldly took to the streets, they were surprised to find that there were really no troops in the city and they were all gone. However, when they noticed that the rebels, who numbered tens of thousands, had not left,

, but when they all gathered outside the city, a sense of tension filled the city again.

Fortunately, it didn't take them long to figure out that those people were surrendering to the government troops. When the surrendering rebels were being reorganized on the beach, many people were already standing on the wall of Dengzhou Prefecture to watch the excitement.

From time to time, there were cheers and praises. Only when Pang Yuao Sayan led thousands of rebels into the city to clean up the mess, the people panicked for a while - of course, after seeing the troops coming in this time, they just cleaned the streets, and

After learning that Dengzhou had indeed been liberated by the imperial army from the Anmin notices posted all over the city and signed "Qionghai Town of the Ming Dynasty", the panic quickly subsided.

In the next few days, the atmosphere in Dengzhou Prefecture gradually calmed down. Qiong Haijun deliberately did not have much contact with the civilians in the city during these first few days, so as to prevent the common people who had suffered from the rebellion from spreading their grievances on them - Facts

When the common people confirmed that the rebel prisoners were no longer able to cause harm to them, voices demanding revenge gradually began to spread. Several times, when the rebel prisoners were clearing out mud and burying corpses in the city, they were attacked by some

The little kids threw stones and clods of dirt. Although no adults dared to do this yet, the hatred in their eyes was already quite obvious.

Pang Yuao Sayang, who was in charge of the city's affairs, was a shrewd person and would not ignore these signs. The two returned to Shuicheng to reconcile with Xi Lingning and Lao Shi to discuss how to get out of this predicament. Some people suggested that there should be another public trial and sentencing meeting to get rid of the traitors.

The army selects a few heinous ones and throws them out to let the common people vent their anger? After all, it is the debt owed by the rebels, and there is no need for us, the Qiong Navy, to prevent disaster for them.

"The public trial and sentencing meeting is going to be held, but I'm afraid it's not appropriate now." Pang Yu had already planned for this. "To be honest, he who really had a lot of blood and debt on his hands didn't dare to stay that night. He had gone to Laiyang Huang early.

We went to the county to join Kong Youde. It is not easy to choose a scapegoat among the rebels who stayed and surrendered, and it is also difficult to truly convince the people."

"Then what should we do? Are we still going to chase Laiyang to catch all the remaining stubborn bandits and put them on trial?"

Someone said it jokingly, but unexpectedly Pang Yu nodded seriously:

"That's what I meant."

At this moment, everyone was in a daze - all they promised to the Ming Dynasty was to help it retake Dengzhou, and the tasks given by the military group and committee were only to capture Dengzhou, try to mobilize the refugees here to move to the south, and annihilate the Shandong rebels

is not within the target range.

What's more, according to historical facts, within a few days, the main force of the Ming army will win a decisive victory over the rebels. Unlike in history, where the rebels had a way to retreat, the rebels who have lost their fundamental ground are now helpless.

Genzhimu, even if Qiong Haijun no longer intervenes, their destruction is only a matter of time. Qiong Haijun doesn't care about the court's military exploits, so why should he compete with the Liaodong Army again?

Facing everyone's confused looks, Pang Yu only said one sentence:

"The main force of the rebels is still there, and they will most likely come to seize the city. But we can only take the initiative to attack now, because the two thousand of us alone cannot defend the city. There are two cities here with more than 100,000 people.

There are more than 10,000 prisoners, who are all our burdens."

Everyone thought about it for a while, and gradually understood what Staff Officer Pang meant - no matter whether the historical Battle of Shahe was fought or not, and what the outcome was, the next move of the current main force of the rebels would definitely be to take back their old nest. Under normal circumstances, the city would be defended.

Troops take advantage, but the current Qiong Navy is an exception. If the opponent sends a large army to attack, Shuicheng, as the current main base, will definitely send two or three companies, with at least six or seven hundred troops left behind, and then let the remaining one

Qianduoquan went to defend Fucheng? That would probably not even be enough to stand on the city wall, not to mention that there would be no maneuverability to deal with emergencies.

"Perhaps we can let the Zheng family army and the prisoners here help us defend the city?"

Someone suggested this, but he withdrew his suggestion before others could refute it - for the Zheng family allies and more than 10,000 rebel prisoners at hand, follow the consistent thinking of their short-haired army: they can be used, but cannot be relied on, so to speak

To be more specific, you must never place your own safety on these people who cannot be completely controlled.

It is also an idea to let the surrendering troops assist the city defense and free up the Qiong Navy troops to move freely. But when the rebels approach the city, no one knows what these people will do. What if they start making trouble again, or

Even an attempt to escape before the battle will bring immeasurable consequences. At the very least, Dengzhou City will once again become a battlefield for both sides, and their previous efforts to protect the city will be in vain.

"It's not that Jiangbing and the Zheng's Army cannot be used, but they cannot be used to fight. That's why we have to take the initiative and drive the enemy far away."

"In short, we can't let the battlefield stay around here, right?"

Jie Xi quickly understood Pang Yu's intention and pondered over it:

"If we want to go out and fight another battle...the key is whether we have enough ammunition?"

——Modern hot weapon warfare is overwhelming with guns and artillery. Fighting is enjoyable, but the ammunition is consumed very quickly. They rushed here from Hainan and fought a battle just a few days ago. The ammunition consumption was calculated afterwards.

Everyone was surprised - nearly one-fifth of the army's arms reserves were used up, especially the consumption of various types of artillery shells. The navy's "battle line" was really a luxury.

"It's not bad. We still have about 80% of the ammunition stock. Lao Ma and the others have recovered as much solid ammunition as possible. It won't be a big problem to fight another two or three battles of this scale - but I think the Shandong Rebels

The army will definitely not be able to withstand so many blows."

Lin Feng, who was in charge of logistics, was more optimistic, which gave everyone reassurance. So they began to discuss the troop dispatch plan in detail. After the distribution was completed, they informed several Ming Dynasty envoys accompanying the army about Qiong Haijun's next action plan.
Chapter completed!