Chapter 114: Unexpected Defeat
This rebellion later became known as
"Linde Rebellion". The organizational and heroic performance of the industrial workers in this rebellion not only surprised the civilians in the mountains, but also caused waves among the regular troops of the Perak Army.
Huang Dagen, Cao Ergou and others often used this battle to motivate soldiers to train harder. In their words
"Worker brothers can pick up tools to produce, pick up weapons to kill the enemy, what are you proud of?" Of course, this war also exposed many management shortcomings and loopholes.
At the military and political meeting shortly after the suppression of the rebellion, the top brass of the Perak Army reviewed the situation. Li Shuang was the first to review the situation. He believed that he had not placed the Pengzhou Army well and there were problems with food distribution. Yu Zhu reviewed the garrison camp.
There is no good balance between production and defense, Yang Xiucai
Reflecting on his poor sense of the overall situation and delaying food allocation, Xia Hu believed that his screening work was not done well. Even Cao Ergou joined in the fun and said that he should not hold the wedding that day... Ouyang Xuan listened to everyone's speech and said slowly: "
The person most responsible for this chaos is me."
Ouyang Xuan took the responsibility because he believed that he lacked deep consideration in recruiting generals.
The rebellion was handled appropriately, and the property damage caused to Liuliba was not great. In addition to houses, the equipment and facilities of factories and workshops were slightly damaged, but more than ten workers were killed or injured.
Although the rebel leaders and backbones were beaten to death or executed, and the rest would be shackled to hard labor in dark mines for life, innocent workers eventually lost their lives.
In Ouyang Xuan's opinion, if Pengzhou's army had made it clear what was in the mountain when they first entered the mountain,
"Soldiers and civilians are united, officers and soldiers are united", they will not think they are being discriminated against, and then feel dissatisfied; if their attitude is tougher and they insist on confiscating their weapons, they will not have the confidence to rebel; if their organization is disrupted and dispersed, the rebellion will
It is impossible to happen... Therefore, he proposed that those who join the Perak Army in the future must hand over their weapons and disperse them. This is not only for the army, but also for clans and families. In a word, the Perak Army system will never allow uncontrolled forces to exist.
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Ouyang Xuan's proposal was basically recognized by everyone. It was said to be basic because among the more than 20 people present at the meeting, several people, including Qian Laoer, did not object but did not express support.
While the military and political meeting was being held, the door of the meeting hall was suddenly opened, and a sweat-stained scout walked in and handed a secret letter with red silk to Ouyang Xuan.
After reading the secret document, Ouyang Xuan slowly raised his head and read out the contents of the secret document with a calm face: "In the Battle of Chengdu, the Song army was defeated and countless were killed by the Mongols. Now Pu Zezhi is retreating to Chongqing."
This news was like the firing of the Perak Army's latest fortress cannon, causing everyone in the hall to change their expressions. Only a few people, including Li Shuang, Yu Zhu, Cao Ergou, Xia Hu, etc., had calm and unfazed expressions.
Some time ago, Ouyang Xuan revealed his judgment on the future situation to Li Shuang and others in a confidential meeting: the Song army will inevitably lose the battle of Chengdu, and Yunding City will also fall.
The Mongolian army will pursue Pu Zezhi all the way to Chongqing Prefecture, and the state capitals along the way will also fall into the hands of the Mongolian army. From now on, the Song Army will only retain the area along the river from Jiading Prefecture, Chongqing Prefecture to the Xiakou in central Sichuan.
By then, there will be only one anti-Mongolian force in western Sichuan, the Perak Army, which will face tremendous pressure from the Mongolian army. When Ouyang Xuan first expressed his prediction, Li Shuang, Cao Ergou and others were only half-convinced.
Although Brother Xuan has always predicted things, they really can't believe such an outrageous judgment. You must know that this time Pu Zezhi mobilized all Sichuan's combat troops, a total of 40,000 elite soldiers, plus logistical personnel.
There are a hundred thousand people, and they also have the food, grass and equipment accumulated in Sichuan for more than ten years after Yu Jie. It is not an exaggeration to say that the soldiers are well-prepared and the food is sufficient. There is no reason to fail against the Mongolian and Han troops that can number more than ten thousand.
However, the subsequent battle situation gradually confirmed Ouyang Xuan's judgment. First, Liu Zhen was defeated by Lin at Jiantandu, Pu Zezhi's siege of Chengdu was torn open, and then Lizhou Mongolian Wang Dechen's troops came to help, and three groups of Mongolian troops
The combined forces have reached more than 20,000 people, and they are gradually gaining the upper hand.
Only then did Li Shuang and others believe Ouyang Xuan's judgment, and they were no longer surprised by today's news. However, they were still half-convinced about Ouyang Xuan's judgment about Yunding City. They must know that this fortress city has been painstakingly managed by Yao Shi'an for ten years.
More than a year, known as
One of the "Eight Pillars in Sichuan" has eight thousand defenders. Even if the number of defenders is reduced by half, and even if the Mongols kill more than ten thousand people, there is no chance of it falling.
The scouts brought back secret documents from the Battle of Chengdu, describing the detailed battle situation. As the Song army continued to attack the city for a long time, its morale gradually weakened over time.
After entering May, there were continuous rains and mud everywhere, which was very detrimental to the Song army. What's more terrible is that in the past few months during the siege, the Song army's military discipline became more and more corrupt, and a large amount of property was looted everywhere.
Carrying these belongings reduced the mobility of the Song army and weakened the soldiers' will to fight. After all, after becoming rich, what they considered was not winning, but saving their lives and returning home to buy land and property.
Niulin took the opportunity to counterattack when the wind and rain came, and broke through the Song army's camp in one fell swoop. The corpses of the Song army were scattered all over the field and they collapsed for hundreds of miles. They fled in all directions.
Seeing that the defeat was inevitable, Pu Zezhi had no choice but to take some of his remaining troops to the direction of Chongqing Prefecture and fight and retreat.
The defeated soldiers fled in all directions, especially towards Jiading Prefecture and Yunding City. The largest number of people fled. There were only 100,000 Song soldiers and civilians. Only half of them could escape the pursuit of the Mongolian cavalry. Most of them would be shot or captured.
To be a slave.
As for the large amount of food, equipment and property in the camp, they all fell into the hands of the Mongols. After this battle, the Sichuan Song Army was severely weakened and was no longer able to launch an offensive against the Mongolian army.
It should be said that the people who participated in the military and political meeting were not ordinary people, but they were still shocked by the news of Pu Zezhi's defeat and couldn't recover for a long time. They all knew the seriousness of this matter.
There is no direct confrontation between the official army and the Mongols, which means that the Perak Army will directly face the powerful Mongols.
Even if the Mongols cannot attack Wanjiabao, they can still trap the Perak Army in Jiguan Mountain by adopting a siege strategy.
Just when everyone was worried, Ouyang Xuan cleared his throat and suppressed the discussion. He was about to throw out the countermeasures he had prepared long ago, and then everyone would discuss and improve the details.
After hearing the greeting, everyone stopped talking and looked at Ouyang Xuan with bated breath. For a moment, the huge hall was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.
In the eyes of everyone, this change of situation had come so unexpectedly, Brother Xuan had a countermeasure in an instant, either by making random nonsense, or by having the power of foretelling like a god.
Chapter completed!