Chapter 1209: The Defeat of the Army
Yang Heshu was stationed in the Maozhou Governor's Mansion, while Yin Li was waiting for the opportunity in the mountains.
As soon as the day broke, a large army emerged from the mountain pass. Obviously, the King of Yizhou was unwilling to delay any longer. Rebellion also requires a single move.
After receiving the scout's intelligence, Yin Li said, "Let them out of the mountains. Don't take action yet. Have Huang Ming lead 5,000 soldiers to set up an ambush at Baishankou..."
"General, the scouts report that the King of Yizhou is not among them, and only ten thousand soldiers are going out this time."
Yin Li said, "If it were me, I wouldn't dare mobilize all my troops at once. I must first capture Maozhou and Mianzhou before moving out."
"Then won't we alert the enemy?"
Yin Li laughed and said, "You're surprised, but didn't we check and find that there's only one entrance through the valley for troops to enter or exit?"
The valley they chose was particularly good, easy to defend and difficult to attack. Basically, as long as they guarded that opening, outsiders could not get in.
And that mountain pass is quite steep and dangerous, as if one man can block the passage of ten thousand.
This is a bad thing, but also a good thing.
They can't break in, and the people inside have no chance of getting out.
Yin Li raised his lip and asked, "Could it be that after being startled, they still dare to slip into the deep mountains?"
His eyes were deep. "That's not Dongxi Manor. There are good farmlands for them to cultivate. Their food and fodder won't last long, so they will definitely come out. Send the order down, have Huang Ming just scare them away. Just one thing: allow them to retreat, don't let them flee in a rout."
The lieutenant general agreed and left.
But war is very difficult to control. The outcome can be determined, but it is difficult to control all the defeated troops.
Still, many rebels escaped from the mountains and began to flee in groups.
At this time, the east gate of Maozhou City was opened wide to accommodate the villagers who fled in with half-belief and half-doubt.
But more people did not believe the message conveyed by the three soldiers last night, so most of them did not come.
Yang Heshu didn't say anything, just sighed.
He only had a thousand soldiers and it was difficult for him to defend Maozhou City. Naturally, it was impossible for him to disperse his troops to the countryside, so he could only hope that the villagers in each village could save themselves.
The defeated army dispersed very quickly. By the evening, he received distress messages from various places. The rebel army broke into the village, robbed money, and killed people.
Yang Heshu put the letters of help aside and steeled his heart: "Tell the people who come to report the news that the city is currently unable to deploy any more troops, and ask them to take refuge in the mountains first, or form a team to repel the enemy."
The Maozhou official who obeyed the order almost burst into tears. His home was also outside the city, but he could only bow and retreat.
After he left, Yang Heshu asked Captain Song, "Did the garrison surrender?"
"Commander-in-Chief Ding Qian of the garrison fled with 800 men and is now missing."
"Where are the rest of the people?"
"The rest are those who are unwilling to leave with him. There are 680 of them in total, led by a captain. I dare not let them into the city, so I have them camped outside for the time being."
Yang Heshu said, "Go and invite the magistrate of Wenshan County, and gather the officials from the governor's office. Those of lower rank will be led by local officials. Each will serve as a guide for a team. Divide the garrison outside the city into six teams, each with 120 men. Incorporate local yamen runners, led by 100 households, and go into the countryside to suppress the rebels."
"They had no weapons. Ding Qian confiscated all their weapons before he left."
"Take it from the arsenal in the Governor's Mansion. If there's not enough, you can allocate it to them."
Captain Song opened his mouth to object, but Yang Heshu glanced up at him and continued, "One more thing. Since the King of Yizhou has truly rebelled, we must send an urgent report to the capital. At the same time, we must inform all the cities in Jiannan Road that the King of Yizhou has rebelled and that they must close their gates to repel the enemy."
Yang Heshu handed the document with the seal of the Maozhou governor to Captain Song. It had not only the seal of the Maozhou governor, but also the seal of Yang Heshu. The meaning of it was enough to make people ponder.
Captain Song took it, hesitated for a moment, but finally did not object to the weapon issue. He bowed and accepted the order before leaving.
Yang Heshu sat in the hall and watched the clerks running around busy outside. He sighed and asked the clerk who was shivering and taking notes beside him to let the people outside in.
Yang Heshu was instantly overwhelmed by the crowd and various affairs.
After all, only a very few people knew about the rebellion, and when the officials in Maozhou City woke up, they found that the world had changed.
The governor's mansion was broken into, and there are still many corpses piled up at the door, including many people they knew. Their dear and respected governor was locked up in the dungeon, and they couldn't even see him.
Then a bolt from the blue struck: their governor wanted to follow the King of Yizhou in rebellion, so he was treated as a rebel and suppressed.
Officials of all ranks were trembling with fear, looking at Yang Heshu sitting in the hall and Captain Song standing next to them. Even if they had all kinds of doubts and anger in their hearts, they did not dare to ask aloud at this time, for fear that they would be regarded as accomplices of the King of Yizhou and be wiped out.
But there are many problems with the war within the jurisdiction. Various things, big and small, are happening continuously. This war is different from the previous ones. It started from within, so there are more and more chaotic things.
Yang Heshu also had no experience, but he looked very calm because there was not much expression on his face.
He began to handle things in an orderly manner. The officials from Maozhou and the magistrate of Wenshan County who rushed over watched him and gradually calmed down.
Yang Heshu worked in the lobby until three o'clock in the morning, and the busy officials who kept running back and forth were too tired to move.
He then stopped talking and said, "Let's go here tonight. There are rebels outside, and tomorrow even more people will flee into the city. You should come early and make arrangements for the affected people. Let the city's pharmacies, clinics, and grain stores prepare."
"yes."
Yang Heshu looked up at the sky outside and sighed, "It's winter now, and the weather is getting colder. I hope the war ends soon."
Otherwise, even if the weather in Maozhou is not freezing to death, people will still die if they catch a cold due to lack of medical care and medicine.
In this world, not everyone can afford to see a doctor and take medicine.
Everyone agreed, especially the officials in Maozhou, many of whom were native Maozhou people.
Yang Heshu went to sleep, but the King of Yizhou in the deep mountains could not sleep. Some soldiers escaped and he already knew that the 8,000 troops he sent out had been ambushed.
He sat at the desk, staring at the map on it in a daze.
His two sons sat there in a daze. Several generals sat below, all silent. One of his staff couldn't help but whisper, "Your Highness, you haven't slept a wink all day and night. You should get some rest first."
The King of Yizhou tensed his cheeks and asked, "Zi Wen, how do you think we can break out?"
The staff said nothing.
A lieutenant general sitting at the bottom said directly: "Your Majesty, if you give me 10,000 soldiers and horses, I will fight a bloody battle for you tomorrow."
The King of Yizhou was silent for a moment before he said, "The brave soldiers of Dongxi Village are all gone. How can I bear to let you take any more risks? If we go around these mountains, can't we reach Mianzhou directly?"
"No," the staff member Pei Ziwen immediately stopped him, "Your Highness, we can't go into this deep mountain."
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(End of this chapter)
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