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Chapter 2577 The handover of the Guizi scroll, the general trend is set

In late autumn, I was sweating through my heavy clothes.

Ma Kongying personally led the army from the south of Gaocheng, along the Hutuo River, and went straight to Shulu.

This road is nearly [-] miles long, and it is also an area where Bailian's roots are quite deep. With such a large army marching, it is difficult to keep it secret.

However, using the Jizhen army and the Beijing camp to launch a fierce offensive against the rebellious army in the central Bailian on the east and west wings at the same time, it did cause huge chaos and influence on the entire central Bailian.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Ma Kongying led [-] elite troops, including [-] cavalry and [-] mounted infantry, and ran all the way from the south bank of the Hutuo River.

For more than 180 miles, if it is a pure infantry march, it will take three days, but with cavalry and mounted infantry, the speed is greatly accelerated.

Moreover, Ma Kongying also went all out, mobilizing all the mules and horses of the Xuanfu army, and Feng Ziying also helped to requisition some of them in the local area, just to use this mobility to catch the Bailian rebellious army by surprise.

The south bank of the Hutuo River is also a relatively densely populated place. Since it is impossible to keep secret operations, then simply ignore it and just bury your head and rush according to your own marching progress.

As long as he was fast enough, even if Bailian's eyeliner along the way found something abnormal, it would be too late to react, and he could still be caught off guard.

It has to be said that Feng Ziying's strategy of attacking the east and attacking the west was just right, and the early onslaught of the Jingying and Jizhen troops also greatly attracted Wang Haoli's attention.

The high-intensity firepower output of the Beijing camp, and in order to justify the name of the Beijing camp and gain credit for this battle, they fought extraordinarily hard in this battle.

Whether it was Yang Zhaoji, He Huchen, Tu Wenxiu, or Ma Chengxun, they all went all out and took the absolute initiative from the very beginning, launching fierce offensives in Gaocheng and Wuji.

Gaocheng took only one day, and Wuji took only three days, but in Jinzhou, Ma Chengxun encountered tenacious resistance.

Zhou Yin shouldered a heavy responsibility, and organized chaotic troops to continuously harass the Beijing camp from the surrounding area. The Beijing camp obviously hadn't quite adapted to this kind of tactics similar to guerrilla warfare and sparrow warfare.

However, He Huchen and Yang Zhaoji's second unit also encountered setbacks in Fukasawa. Although the rebel army suffered repeated setbacks, they grew bigger and more like locusts.

Although the combat effectiveness of the rebel army is not good, its blocking by using the terrain has achieved results, making it difficult for the officers and soldiers to open up the situation.

The Jizhen army also achieved good results in Raoyang, but also encountered desperate resistance from the rebel army in Anping, and the battle situation fell into a stalemate.

Until Ma Kongying and the 6000 men flew to the city of Shulu like magic soldiers, this sudden killing move left the rebel army completely unprepared. How could the officers and soldiers suddenly abandon the front line that was still fighting fiercely and shoot such a blow from the waist and abdomen? A sharp uppercut.

This punch directly hit the vital point, Shulu City was captured overnight, and the entire food and grass collected by the rebel army gathered in Shulu City was looted by the officers and soldiers.

The ones that couldn't be used were simply burned. The sky-filled fire ignited half of Shulu County, and also made the Bailian army in front of them confused.

The loss of Shulu brought two major consequences.

One is that the food and supplies originally supplied to Shenzhou, Wuqiang, and Anping were all lost, and the other was that this knife was inserted in the waists of Shenzhou, Wuqiang, Hengshui, and Wuyi, making Shenzhou and Wuqiang directly face the possibility of being cut off. The back road, and Hengshui and Wuyi were originally in the rear, and they were immediately facing the attack of the official army.

The chaotic army in the rear, who were not mentally prepared at all, suddenly became chaotic.

The capture of Shulu also brought another consequence, that is, the armed forces of the local clans and clans that had been suppressed and dormant for a long time began to become active quickly, and dozens of clans and clansmen of different sizes quickly appeared in Hengshui Wuyi Armed forces began to attack the Bailian Rebel Army, which exacerbated the rapid decline of the Bailian Rebellion's power in this area.

It turned out that the reason why these local clan armed forces did not dare to take the lead was because they were worried that the officers and soldiers would not arrive.

Now that the government army has captured Shulu, it has a great shock to the entire Shenzhou, Wuqiang, Hengshui, and Wuyi lines, and the local clan armed forces naturally began to move.

The drastic change in the situation in Wuyi, Hengshui also immediately affected Wuqiang in Shenzhou in the north, and also had a huge impact on the inevitable Jizhou, Zaoqiang, Xinhe, Nangong and other places.

The county seat in this area has always been under the control of the government, but various white lotus armed forces in the countryside have been quite active, constantly attacking and looting large gentry households and robbing businessmen, and the situation is turning out of control.

However, many big households did not dare to directly resist, because they were worried that they would attract a direct attack from the Bailian army and burn themselves in flames.

But seeing the changes in the situation in Wuyi, Hengshui immediately gave them great encouragement and courage, so soon the clan armed forces in these places developed and began to compete with the Bailian rebels for control of the countryside again.

After receiving the support of the government, they also quickly took advantage and regained control of this piece of land.

After Ma Kongying led the cavalry to raid Shulu, the [-] infantry who followed him also arrived in Shulu two days later, and began to attack the crumbling Shenzhou northward.

Shenzhou has not yet been captured, but Anping, whose military morale has been disturbed, has already been captured by the Jizhen army going south. Immediately after Shenzhou was captured, the Wuqiang Bailian rebel army took the initiative to retreat southward, but encountered multiple local clan armed attacks on the Jiahe line. , soon collapsed.

On October [-]rd, the entire central Bailian rebellion was completely wiped out. Wang Haoli fled to Lincheng in the south, but the entire southern Bailian rebellion was actually in a precarious situation, unable to resist the mighty official army at all.

"Ziying, I'm here to pick peaches. Don't have any objections. I want to go to Liaodong, but you are more familiar with Liaodong, and you are more suitable than me. The court also took this into consideration before letting you go. Go to Liaodong to take on the big responsibility."

Sun Chengzong was handing over to Feng Ziying in the Yamen of Zhending Mansion with a smile.

"Hehe, it's the same for anyone, just like what you said, brother Shengsheng, maybe it's because I'm more familiar with you. I only went to fight a battle two years ago. I'm afraid Nurhachi has long been thinking about fighting with me again." It's over." Feng Ziying also smiled happily.

"It doesn't matter, there are wars on either side. We were born to fight. By the way, brother Zhisheng, Luancheng, Zhaozhou, Yuanshi, and the Bailian rebellion have all given up on their own initiative. Just take over. I guess they are planning to fight in Gaoyi. If we want to fight head-on with us, as long as Gaoyi is involved, the southern rebellion can almost be solved, and the remaining three southern prefectures have to be dealt with. In addition, Henan is the three prefectures north of the Yellow River. Let's fight Bai Chuan across the river, this guy has long wanted to prove that his Jiangbei Town should not be a second-rate military town."

Faced with Feng Ziying's good mentality, Sun Chengzong also admired it very much. Whoever saw that he could win the great achievement of quelling the Bailian Rebellion in one fell swoop, I am afraid that it would be difficult for him to suddenly give up halfway and go to Liaodong to face a dangerous situation at this time. The guy seemed indifferent, even a little eager to try, but with this mentality, he felt ashamed.

Perhaps this guy was born with the temperament of fighting. As a civil servant, this is even more rare. In the current Great Zhou Dynasty, he can be called the No. 1 Wenchen Zhijun, and he has no dissatisfaction under him.

"Don't worry, Ziying is fighting the battle for this. I just come here to pick up the peaches. This kind of good thing can be easily captured by other people. I am worthy of it." Sun Chengzong and Feng Ziying The relationship is actually very good, and the two get along well, so they are not so polite when speaking.

"You can't say that, brother Zhisheng, your achievements in Shanxi have been witnessed by the imperial court. In the Central Plains of the capital, there must be a minister to sit in charge. The Bailian army is easy to destroy, but the root of Bailian is hard to get rid of. This reason is naive. Brother must understand that the most important thing is to get rid of these roots because of the imperial court, otherwise, if there is a turmoil and the ashes are revived, what should the Northland do?"

Feng Ziying's words also made Sun Chengzong deeply think, "I have also considered this matter. It requires the concerted efforts of many parties. It is necessary to cut the grass and root, and the root is not as simple as killing people. It is necessary to cut the soil and give relief. At the same time, there must be a countermeasure against the exploitation of these powerful families in the local area and the harshness of the government's harsh taxes. Otherwise, the common people will not be able to survive, and they will have to find help and sustenance. Our northern land is not as rich as Jiangnan. If there is a slight deviation, it will lead to serious troubles, and this is what I have been thinking about."

Sun Chengzong's words reassured Feng Ziying. This kind of thinking is enough to prove that the court did not choose the wrong person.

"Brother Zhisheng thinks so much, so I feel relieved. After today's handover, I will return to Beijing to make preparations." Feng Ziying was not without emotion, "In fact, I haven't had much fun fighting these few battles. This official The bigger the bigger the bigger, the chances of being able to take command in person are getting less and less, and you can only enjoy yourself on the sand table of the map,..."

Sun Chengzong also laughed, "You, you, you are the second-rank official, and you still expect to go to the battle in person? The court doesn't allow it. We civil servants are originally commanders, sitting in the middle army, planning strategies, foresight, and giving orders. It is our duty, and the generals charge forward, this is what they should do, complement each other."

Feng Ziying also nodded, "Brother Zhisheng, the situation in the court may change, have you heard of it?"

Sun Chengzong is also not a person who is not ignorant of world affairs. He is from Northern Zhili and Qi Yongtai is from the same village. Although the friendship between teachers and students is not as deep as that between Qi Yongtai and Feng Ziying, it is also very close. dawn.

"I heard that Ye Xiang and Fang Xiang are going to retire temporarily, and Qi Xiang will take over as the first assistant, but the second assistant has not yet been finalized. Gu Ge and Li Ge probably still have some concerns, but it is estimated that there will be no major changes. As for Tang and Miu, I heard that Miao Changqi will succeed the Minister of Rites, heh heh, it is quite interesting that he succeeds the Minister of Rites."

Both Feng Ziying and Sun Chengzong smiled at each other.

(End of this chapter)