flstandardbreds Chapter 225: Quelling the Rebellion in Yingzhou
Chapter 225: Quelling the Rebellion in Yingzhou
Prefect Lu nodded, "The general's concerns are correct! Pan Fu is stubborn and self-righteous. He has already regarded himself as the local emperor of Yingzhou City. If the court sends troops to attack at this time, he knows that he has no hope of survival and will definitely take out his anger on the people. He has several lieutenants under his command who follow his lead. It is not enough to capture Pan Fu alone. We have to defeat them one by one. We must first capture the lieutenants around him and leave him isolated and helpless. This matter must be carried out at the same time. They must not be noticed. If we alert them, I am afraid a fierce battle is inevitable."
Fortunately, this time they entered the city in the name of a caravan, so everyone who came with them were all quite skilled.
For those who have experienced many battles on the battlefield, this is just a small scene.
The key is not to let the people get hurt.
"Vice General Jiang has already contacted Vice General Yu, and I believe there will be a result soon. After we control them, we will also ask the prefect to stabilize the situation and prevent a riot."
If the commander and deputy commanders were controlled, and their subordinates were incited to fight to the death, it would be a big trouble.
After all, it has come to this point. We are going to die anyway, so why not give it a gamble?
That night, Gu Qingmao and his group, with the cooperation of the head of the Xu family and Deputy General Yu, captured three deputy generals under Pan Fu alive.
And Pan Fu was still living a life of luxury in the land of pleasure.
When Gu Qingmao put the cold sword on his neck, he was still a little bit unbelievable.
"Pan Fu, surrender!"
He stood up with a sneer, his armor taken off, and his undergarment hanging loosely on his body. Seeing this, the girl who served him hurriedly covered her body and ran away.
"Who are you!"
"Gu Qingmao!"
When Pan Fu heard this, the smile on his face froze, "What did you say!"
"I say - your time has come! Surrender!"
"Ah——" He felt a flash of cold light before his eyes, and then he felt pain in his wrists, and then blood dripped down...
Gu Qingmao crippled his hands!
The rockets exploded in the dark night sky, scattering brilliant fireworks.
The soldiers guarding the city didn't know what was happening when they heard the sound of uniform footsteps from outside the city.
He quickly beat the drum to sound the alarm, but the person who came was not General Pan, but Lieutenant General Yu, the one who usually opposed General Pan and had been ordered by General Pan to take off his armor and go home to wait for orders.
Also, Prefect Lu!
The soldier knew that things were going badly and could only kneel down and beg for mercy.
There were still people who wanted to resist, but when they saw their superiors being escorted out with their hands tied up, they were so terrified that they dropped their weapons.
Soon, the city became brightly lit.
The city gate was opened.
Gu Qingrong led his troops on a tall horse and marched into the city in a majestic manner, announcing Pan Fu's defeat.
On the other side, Captain Yun and Lieutenant General Chen led their men and quietly approached the mine, controlled the soldiers in charge of supervision one by one, and rescued the people inside.
The common people went out cautiously to check, only to find that it was the general from Kyoto who had captured the damned Pan Fu and his evil deputy general!
It’s really great!
In the dead silence of the night, the people's joyful cheers resounded through the night sky.
Soon, Yingzhou City was completely controlled with the cooperation of brothers Gu Qingrong and Gu Qingmao and other people.
Many soldiers were forced to obey because their lives and property were in Pan Fu's hands. They were just unknown soldiers and dared not resist, as resistance would only lead to death.
Lieutenant General Yu pleaded for mercy for the soldiers who had never oppressed the people, and asked Gu Qingrong to show leniency to them because they were under duress.
Gu Qingrong also understood the principle that the law does not punish the masses. Moreover, there were 30,000 defenders in the entire Yingzhou city, and it was impossible to just kill all of them.
"Deputy General Yu, as the deputy general of Yingzhou City, you should be most familiar with the Yingzhou Army. You should make a list. Anyone who followed Pan Fu to oppress the people will be expelled from the army and executed on the spot if the offense is serious. Those with less serious offenses will be punished with thirty military sticks each! The rest of you will defend the city normally."
Deputy General Yu clasped his fists and saluted, "Yes, General Gu."
In this way, the chaos in Yingzhou City was resolved.
He will send soldiers to guard the mine and temporarily close it.
As for the people who were killed, Prefect Lu also counted the number of people one by one and reported it to the court and provided them with relief.
In the memorial, I specifically mentioned the contributions and efforts of Captain Yun, Doctor Yu, and the head of the Xu family. I hope that Your Majesty will reward them for their dedication to the country and the people.
After getting rid of Pan Fu and his accomplices, Yingzhou City regained its former vitality.
Deputy General Yu is a man of both ability and moral integrity. If Pan Fu had not been suppressing him all the time, he would have risen to the top long ago.
Gu Qingrong and Gu Qingmao still have the emperor's orders. News has come from Kyoto that Prince Yong has left his base camp with his troops, and they have also put down the chaos in Yingzhou City. Now, it is time to set off for Youzhou.
After handing over all affairs, he took his troops and quickly left Yingzhou City.
Prefect Lu and Deputy General Yu left the city to see them off and watched the army go away.
Governor Lu couldn't help but sigh, "The two Generals Gu came and went in a hurry. It seems that there is trouble in Kyoto..."
Deputy General Yu nodded. "This chaos is closely related to the person in Youzhou. I heard that the Queen Mother fell ill suddenly. After Prince Yong got the news, he led his troops to Kyoto as soon as possible..."
Gu Qingrong led his troops to Youzhou. King Yong was ready to fight to the death, so he only left 40,000 men to guard Youzhou and took the rest to Kyoto.
Youzhou is a military fortress of Da'an. If the enemy knew that Youzhou was short of troops, they would definitely make a move. He really did not consider the consequences.
Fortunately, on the day Gu Qingrong arrived, King Yongle also sent 10,000 purple-armored guards to help.
After being captured, Mu Ruge and Mu Xinshang still looked unconvinced.
Especially Mu Ruge, she never thought that the people from Kyoto would arrive so quickly! Prince Yong should not have arrived in Kyoto yet? His own nest was destroyed. If he knew the news halfway, wouldn't he be so angry that he would vomit blood?
Although Prince Yong left behind 40,000 men, Gu's army had 50,000 men, plus Prince Yongle's 10,000 men. They knew there was no chance of winning without even fighting.
Moreover, when they arrived, they held up the imperial edict of Your Majesty and shouted, "Prince Yong is plotting treason, and those soldiers of Youzhou who lay down their weapons will not be charged with treason! Those who resist will be executed immediately without mercy!"
On the fifth day after Gu Qingrong arrived in Youzhou, Yingzhou City also received the imperial edict from Emperor Jianning.
Deputy General Yu was promoted to the garrison commander of Yingzhou City. Prefect Lu remained the prefect, but he had an additional power, which was that when the garrison commander made a mistake, he could directly control half of the troops in Yingzhou City.
In this way, the two sides can restrain and supervise each other, and there is no need to worry about one overshadowing the other.
Because the Xu family assisted Gu Qingrong and his men in retaking Yingzhou, they received a plaque personally written by Emperor Jianning, on which were written four powerful characters: "A Family of Virtue".