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Volume 2: Different Chiefs Chapter 804 Six Parts

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    On April 16, the 17th year of Chongzhen, You Shiwei's vanguard captured Changping City. Lei Xianbin led the Xuanwu Army cavalry to respond, and then launched various arrangements, counting the seizures, arranging defense, clearing out the remaining thieves, and providing relief to the victims. ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? away  In early April, the bandits buried Emperor Daxing together in the tomb of Concubine Tian Guifei. There was also the tomb of the martyred eunuch Wang Chengen nearby. When everyone paid their respects, the prince touched his head to the ground and mourned, and all the officials also cried and shed tears.  The prince ordered the mausoleum to be renamed Siling, and a monument was erected for Wang Cheng'en to commend him for his loyalty and martyrdom.  Siling Mausoleum is simple and small in scale, and the garden bed needs to be repaired. However, the war is coming, and the repairs will have to be done after the war.  After discussing with the governor Wang Dou, the prince decided to discuss the matter of state burial and repair of the tomb after the bandits were eliminated.  In the afternoon, the mighty army arrived in Changping and arranged for the prince and others to rest in the governor's Yamen and other places. Wang Dou still set up his headquarters in the Qiao tower.  This tower is the highest point in Changping City. It is equipped with a copper kettle dripper and various recording points in the city. On weekdays, drums are played to announce the time for the people, and during war, it can be climbed up to command the army.  I remember that in the eleventh year of Chongzhen, Lu Xiangsheng set up his headquarters in this tower. At that time, Wang Dou was still a guerrilla general and entered the tower to participate in discussions.  At this time, looking at Qiao Tower and getting familiar with everything, and recalling all the past events, the years are like songs, which makes people sigh.  At this time, You Shiwei and others had returned victoriously. They reported to Wang Dou that this time their Shaanxi-Gansu army attacked bravely. In less than an hour, they quickly defeated the 20,000 soldiers and horses of the thieves Liu Zeqing, Qiu Lei and others. Their army  Following closely, Liu Zeqing, the thief, fled to the capital with only a hundred or so horses remaining.  The whereabouts of the thief general Qiu Lei are temporarily unknown, but they sent a horse team to search closely. It is expected that the thief will be unable to escape sooner or later.  Furthermore, their army has controlled key points such as Chaozong Bridge, Gonghua City, and Anji Bridge. In the vanguard, there are thousands of cavalry stationed at Tangjialingdian and Baerling.  Earlier, they had sent troops to guard Baifu Mountain and other places ten miles southeast of Changping City to prevent Liu Liangzuo and others from Shunyi from attacking from the flanks, but there has been no movement there yet.  Wang Dou praised You Shiwei and others greatly and credited them with their great contributions. He pondered for a long time and felt that the generals from Shaanxi and Gansu were still useful.  He ordered that in addition to sending Jingbian troops to take over Chaozongqiao, Gonghuacheng and Anjiqiao, Shaanxi-Gansu generals continued to be stationed at Tangjialing.  Their mission is to never let the bandits cross Tangjialing. Everything in the ridge and behind the ridge must be covered and cannot be detected by the bandits' sentries.  At the same time, they can also try to attack Qinghe Store. Of course, don't push too hard or fight too hard, so as not to drive away the thieves in Qinghe Store. Anyway, I really want to fight you, but I can't. I have tried my best.  a feeling of.  Finally, he told You Shiwei and others to make sure that their subordinates pay attention to military discipline, otherwise extreme joy will lead to sorrow, and it will be bad for them to lose their heads.  You Shiwei and others loudly accepted the order and left in high spirits.  The two thieves Liu Zeqing and Qiu Lei were defeated, and their 20,000 soldiers were scattered all over the country. If they were allowed to scatter in the countryside, it would be extremely harmful in the future. Wang Dou ordered his cavalry and horse teams to participate in the search and suppression, especially the knights of the escort bureaus, to deal with this kind of rogue.  The bandit has more experience.  At the same time, the logistics officials and the town governor jointly counted and verified the seizures in this battle. In the evening, Sun Sanjie happily reported to Wang Dou that he roughly estimated that 8 million taels of silver and 4,000 horses and mules had been seized from the bandits.  The remaining weapons and equipment are useless in battle.  Wang Dou said happily: "Okay, the capital is back." He was secretly excited. Each Changping got eight million taels of silver. If the bandits in the capital were wiped out, the silver earned would probably be no less than 100 million taels.  The bandits still occupy many cities and loot a lot. If they can be wiped out, they can get at least another 100 million taels of silver.  ¡°With 200 million taels of silver in hand in the future, there will be a lot that can be done.  On April 17, Wang Dou not only paid attention to the movements of the bandits in the capital, but also listened to reports from all parties on the search and suppression of the remaining bandits.  Yesterday¡¯s battle, the Shaanxi-Gansu generals suffered casualties and thousands of thieves were killed on the spot. The remaining thieves fled in all directions, but by noon, more than 12,000 people had been arrested.  The reason why it went so smoothly was not only due to the large number of Jingbian troops and cavalry involved in the search and suppression, but also the result of the participation of all the people.  "The bandits have not been in Changping for a long time, and they have done a lot of evil. The people all hate them to the core. Now that the bandits have become a lost dog, how can they not beat up the drowned dog?"  In addition to revenge, because the thieves looted a lot, many soldiers had more than ten taels of silver hidden in their bodies. By killing them and arresting them, they could get revenge and make a fortune.  This was approved by the Grand Governor Wang Dou himself. Except for the horses, bows, arrows, firearms and other weapons that were captured by the thieves, the remaining wealth and silk will belong to the people who captured them.  Now the people are even more enthusiastic. From all over the country, there are shouts of fighting and killing, and thieves are everywhere.No matter where you run, there is nowhere to hide.  On the way, at least two to three thousand bandits were beaten to death by the villagers. On the morning of the 17th, the bandits arrested Qiu Lei. In addition to his nose and face being swollen, and his body dripping with blood, his hands and feet were beaten to death by the villagers with hoes.  Smash it off, it's terrible.  Wang Dou ordered Qiu Lei to be taken into custody, waiting for the army to go out to fight and sacrifice the flag.  Among the captured prisoners, soldiers and ruffians, officers at all levels, and those with blood debts on their hands were all screened out and left to the disposal of the people to let them vent their anger.  The rest will all be put into hard labor camps, where they will spend a long life of hard labor to atone for their sins.  If they perform well, some people may be able to enter the Loyalty Camp or other arrangements.  With the power of the whole people, on the 16th and 17th, the bandits running around Changping were completely searched and suppressed. There were only a few scattered bandits left, and they were completely searched and suppressed before their eyes. Of course, during the search and suppression process, bandits and bandits from all over Changping also  They were easily defeated by the Jingbian Army, leaving all parts of Changping Prefecture clear and clear.  On the afternoon of the 17th, the people's mood slowly recovered, and Wang Dou ordered relief for the people, but it was in the form of work-for-relief.  He ordered the construction of Changping defense positions, widened and leveled roads, built bridges, recruited people on a large scale, and provided generous food wages. Women and children could also wash and cook meals for the soldiers, and also provided wages and food.  The common people participated enthusiastically. Although some of them found some money from the bandits, they were used to being thrifty. They all kept the money and made money with the Jingbian Army first.  In addition to the movements in the capital, Wang Dou is of course also paying attention to the movements of the Tatars. The Tatars are pressing all the way towards the capital. They can block the messengers from the bandits, but they cannot block the sentry cavalry sent by the Jingbian Army.  They think they are unaware of the ghosts, but in fact everything falls under the watchful eyes of the sharp-whistle camp.  Towards evening, Dorgon led the army to Shunyi. When he passed the information to the case that night, Wang Dou said excitedly: "Okay, everyone is here." At this time, he was on the first floor of Qiao Tower, with a huge tower at the head.  The iron case was filled with gold medals, command arrows and other objects. A huge battle map hung on the wall. In the middle was a sand table, surrounded by dense officials and generals, discussing disputes. Wang Dou also looked at the various flag-colored arrows and pondered.  In the staff battle plan approved by Wang Dou, the 230,000-strong Jingbian Army in this battle was divided into six parts. Sun Sanjie defended the rear, led the heavy supply battalion, some artillery battalions, rocket battalions, and third-class battalions.  A total of about 30,000 people.  They will set up defense lines at Baifu Mountain, ten miles southeast of Changping, and Shenling Mountain and Tangshan, fifteen miles southeast, to resolutely block possible rear attacks by slave thieves.  Sun Sanjie once defended Changling Mountain in the Battle of Jinzhou, and he defended it very impressively. Everyone had no objection to him defending the rear route.  Then there were 200,000 people left. Among them, the Xuanwu Army led by the hussar general Han Chao mainly fought against the Tartars. His Xuanwu Army had about 25,000 troops, including one A-level battalion, two B-level battalions, and C-level battalions.  There are two battalions, one each of hussars and chasseurs.  They also added 5,000 cavalry from the new attached camp, about 10,000 cavalry who had surrendered to the Mongols, and Wang Pu's new army escort, about 4,000 cavalry in total. Then they added some C-class battalions that were not incorporated into the armies, some artillery battalions, and rocket battalions, totaling about 4,000 cavalry.  Sixty thousand horse steps.  There is nothing for Han and North Korea to deal with the Tatars. Han and North Korea are one of the five generals of the Jingbian Army. If there is anyone in the army who can stand alone best, apart from Wen Fangliang, it is Han and North Korea.  In the battle outside the Great Wall, he led the army to fight against the Mongols, and the battle was spectacular. He also invented the feathered cavalry tactics.  Therefore, the Han Dynasty led 60,000 horse infantry to fight against the Tatars. At the beginning, his position was Huilongguan on the right side of Tangjialing. Then he turned north and went all the way to the Shah River. The military formation stretched for about ten miles.  Then Yingyang General Wen Fangliang led the Qinglong Army to fight against the bandits. His Qinglong Army also had 25,000 troops, including one A-class battalion, one B-class battalion, three C-class battalions, and one hussar and one hunting cavalry.  department.  They also joined the Zhongyi Camp cavalry with about 5,000 cavalry, the Shaanxi and Gansu generals' cavalry cavalry with about 10,000 cavalry, the Xuanda Dubiao Camp with more than 4,000 people in one battalion, the artillery battalion, the rocket battalion, and some third-class cavalry that were not incorporated into the armies.  The camp has a total of about 50,000 horse steps.  Wen Fangliang had nothing to say against each of the bandits. They were only worried that the force would be a little thin. After all, the bandits were much more numerous than the Tatars, and on the contrary, the number of troops deployed was less.  Although the staff believed that 50,000 horse infantry were more than enough to deal with the bandits, not to mention sharp artillery and rockets, General Wang Dou also agreed with their opinion.  So Wen Fangliang led 50,000 horse infantry to fight against the bandits. At that time, his position also spread from Wang'er Mountain to Tangjialing and Huilongguan, stretching 20 miles to the left and right.  Finally, it connected with the military formations of South Korea and North Korea, forming a shape similar to an inverted "7".    Such a huge military formation certainly tests the commander's commanding ability. In a forest with a sea of ??people, it is very difficult for you to command certain troops to advance and retreat, especially the soldiers among them. Looking around, they are everywhere.  With the heads of their own people, most of them can only be blindly surrounded and move forward blindly.  Therefore, it is very important to be able to overlook the terrain of the entire battlefield, and a far-reaching tool similar to a telescope is even more magical.  According to the analysis and judgment of the staff department, the limit of the bandits at this time is that they can command the military formation for ten to twelve miles.  The Tatars can command a military formation of about fifteen or six miles. The Jingbian Army, because of its high organization and extensive possession of telescopes, can command a military formation of twenty miles.  It is of course advantageous to spread the military formation wide. It is not easy for the enemy to outflank the enemy from both sides, but our own side can slowly close up and outflank.  Then there are 90,000 soldiers and horses left here. Among them, Wang Dou personally leads the guard camp, the sentry camp, the cavalry camp, the horse cavalry, and some third-class battalions. The heroes of the escort agency, about 50,000 people, serve as the central army and reserve team.  , supporting all parties at any time.  With 50,000 people as a reserve force, this reserve force can be said to be very abundant. If either side is short of support or needs to invest troops, Wang Dou can dispatch troops and generals.  The last 40,000 people were used as a large flanking force.  (To be continued.)
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