The Record of Righteousness

Let’s talk about the time when the pseudo-Zhou court was gathering troops in Zhangqiu.

Zhai Zongyao left two generals under his command to guard Jiyang and Shanghe counties to suppress the remaining remnants of the pseudo-Zhou.

In the previous battle of the three counties, the Ming army suffered more than 5,000 casualties, which was not a small number, but not much compared with the pseudo-Zhou.

After learning that the pseudo-Zhou national teacher was gathering troops in Zhangqiu, Zhai Zongyao also began to mobilize troops.

He allocated 20,000 Dongchangfu guards and 30,000 Liaodong troops, and the rest of the troops were on standby as reinforcements at any time.

These 30,000 Liaodong troops were veterans who had fought against the Jin soldiers for many years and were the top elites in the Ming court’s army.

Zhai Zongyao reorganized his troops in Huaiyin and prepared to fight a decisive battle with the 50,000 main forces of the pseudo-Zhou.

In late September.

Ming court commander Zhai Zongyao personally led 30,000 troops to attack Zhangqiu.

Zhangqiu was originally a small city, but after the pseudo-Zhou army repaired the fortifications, it became impregnable. In addition, the pseudo-Zhou national master personally commanded the troops. The Ming army suffered heavy casualties under the strong attack and returned in defeat.

After a defeat, Zhai Zongyao learned from his mistakes and decided to attack Zhangqiu at night.

However, the pseudo-Zhou national master seemed to have expected Zhai Zongyao to attack Zhangqiu at night and had made arrangements in advance.

After two days of bloody battles, both the Zhou army and the Ming army suffered heavy losses.

The Ming army could only call off the troops and set up camp fifty miles away.

The two armies were deadlocked for more than ten days.

At the same time, Fang Daqing mobilized nearly 10,000 Ming troops to send troops to Qingzhou, the pseudo-Zhou, in the north to attack Baodui Mountain in Qingzhou.

The general guarding Baodui Mountain was Liu Chen, the pseudo-Zhou Huai'enbo, who had only three to five thousand troops. The Ming army raided the camp at night and killed the pseudo-Zhou army by surprise.

The Ming army easily conquered Baodui Mountain with only a loss of more than a thousand people.

Liu Chen led more than a hundred remnants to flee to Wei County, the nearest to the north.

Baodui Mountain is located in the southern part of Qingzhou. Now it has been recaptured by the Ming army. It can be said to be one of the key passes.

The pseudo-Zhou county magistrate of Baodui Mountain hanged himself to death, and the county lieutenant, county magistrate and clerk were all executed by the Ming army.

Unlike the strict military discipline of the Liaodong soldiers, the Huai'an Ming army had poor military discipline.

This is because the Huai'an Ming army of more than 10,000 people is mostly composed of old soldiers and vicious bandits. Every time they conquer a place, they must bloodbath the place and be rewarded.

In the rear, Daqing allowed his soldiers to burn, kill and loot everywhere in Baodui Mountain on the pretext of arresting the remnants of the pseudo-Zhou. About a thousand women were abducted by officers and soldiers to serve as prostitutes in the army.

And after many days of bloodbath, only one in ten people in Baodui Mountain survived.

The Huai'an Ming army rested for many days in Baodui Mountain, and their beastly nature was greatly indulged. After tasting the sweetness, the soldiers attacked northward under the command of Fang Daqing.

The general guarding Wei County was Wei Miao, the pseudo-Zhou Huaizhongbo, and the garrison force was about 3,000.

With Liu Chen's previous experience, Wei Miao did not dare to be careless. He sent his scouts more than 20 miles outside the city to keep an eye on the invasion of the Ming army for several days.

Soon, nearly 10,000 Ming troops from Huai'an were at the gates of the city.

Under the command of Fang Daqing, the Ming army attacked Wei County.

This attack was different from the last smooth sailing. After two days of bloody battles, the pseudo-Zhou army held the city without much damage.

However, the Ming army suffered heavy losses, with nearly a thousand casualties. Fang Daqing had no choice but to call back the troops, retreat 30 miles to set up camp, and summon the generals to discuss the siege again.

This Huai Zhong Bo Wei Miao is different from the deserter Liu Chen.

This man has quite a lot of means and wisdom to control the army, and he is very good at managing the army.

He ordered the entire garrison to be under martial law, and Wei County could only leave but not enter. He went to the city wall to investigate the enemy's military situation regardless of the danger.

At the same time, he ordered officials to post a notice in the city, saying that the Ming army was extremely barbaric. Whenever a city was conquered, the old and weak in the city were not left alive, and they were all slaughtered for fun by the Ming army.

He called on all soldiers and civilians to unite as one, defend the city together, and wait for the imperial court's reinforcements.

Fang Daqing discussed with the generals for several days and decided to send Wan Qing, a centurion of the East Factory, with 30 Dongchang death soldiers to attack Wei County at night and behead the generals of Wei County. After the success, three rockets were fired on the city wall and the city gate was opened to meet the army.

That night.

Wan Qing led more than 30 death soldiers under his command, wearing night clothes, blending into the darkness, and quietly marched to the city of Wei County.

Everyone carried a three-clawed hook with them, threw it up and fixed it on the battlement, and slowly climbed up with the rope.

Wan Qing had magical skills, so he climbed up the wall in two steps like a ghost, holding a sharp blade upside down, and his body was as fast as the wind. Before the pseudo-Zhou soldiers on patrol noticed the strange noise in the distance, their bodies had been torn apart.

After killing a dozen patrol soldiers without making any sound, more than 30 people filed up in a sneaky manner. They were few in number and had a very small target, so it was not easy for the patrolling bandits to find them.

So the 30 people took advantage of the night to sneak towards the mansion of the Lord in the city.

This Wei County was quite large, and everyone couldn't find Wei Miao's mansion at first, but later Wan Qing found a big house.

He thought that only the guard Wei Miao could live in this huge mansion.

So he gestured for everyone to sneak in.

Everyone was dressed in black clothes, revealing only a pair of bright eyes, and slowly sank into the darkness.

Just as everyone was tiptoeing, they heard the sound of lovemaking coming from behind a rockery not far away.

Although the sound was very small, the more than 30 people were all elite soldiers in the Ming army, and they were absolutely elite in the East Factory. They were familiar with these sounds and did not show any emotion.

Wan Qing narrowed his eyes and gestured with his hands to the three or five men in black in front of him.

The three or five men in black who led understood and held their breath and tiptoed behind the rockery.

The couple suppressed their indulgent voices, but they could not hide it from the ears of more than 30 people.

The three or five men in black looked at each other, and one of them took out a sharp knife and quickly cut the man's neck, blood spurting out.