Chapter 703: Chaotic Battle between Zhongyuan

In the study in the Duke of Qi County, Meng Rang sat with his back to the door, his back was peaceful, as if he could not feel the violent explosions coming and going in the city at all. Read h-u-n to me with h-u-n*h-u-n　　　　 Please remember

Meng Cheng shouted several times, but did not hear his father's response. He quickly accelerated his pace and ran to his father.

"Father, leave quickly, it will be too late if you don't leave." Meng Cheng went to help his father, but was grabbed by Meng Rang.

"Cheng'er, listen to me." As soon as Meng Rang spoke, bright red blood flowed out of the corner of his mouth.

"Father, what's wrong with you?" Meng Cheng shouted in fear.

"Chenger, listen to me." Meng Rang held his son's hand and said with some difficulty. Every time he said something, more blood flowed out of his mouth. "Chenger, my father cannot leave, and he doesn't want to leave again. It's been nine years, since the uprising, I have never slept with a safe sleep. In recent years, we have been running around and fled like a dog that has lost a family. Now, my father doesn't want to escape again. Chenger, Chen Kefu is a hero, and now he has the strongest power and is likely to win the world in the future. Chenger, you go to him to exchange for a stable life in the future."

"Father, since Chen Kefu will win the world, wouldn't it be better for us to surrender him together?" Meng Cheng couldn't help but choke up as his father's face became paler.

"No, no." Meng Rang coughed a few times, "Chen Kefu will not let me go. Even if I let me go now, I will still be liquidated in the future. Only when I die now, can you survive if you surrender. Moreover, we must have no 30,000 people left, and you are truly safe."

Meng Rang looked at his son with some pity. His son was only in his twenties. He had been with him since he was a teenager. He had seven children at the time, but until now, only this son is still alive. Wang Bo's death made Meng Rang feel unconscious and disheartened. But he hoped that this son could survive well, which was the only thing he was worried about. Unfortunately, his son had never studied and could not understand many things.

He didn't know that even if he was willing to surrender, with his reputation in the rebel army and the 30,000 troops in his hands, a hero like Chen Kefu would sooner or later be liquidated. The Hebei Army also surrendered to Chen Kefu back then, but Xue Shixiong died, and most of the generals of the Hebei Army were dead. Even the generals of the imperial court could not escape. How could he, a disgraceful rebel leader, escape?

Once he died today, his 30,000 troops and horses were dispersed again. When his son surrendered, he probably wouldn't be careful about his son anymore. As long as his son can be honest and steady, it will be no problem to spend the rest of his life. Read h-u-n to me and mix *h-u-n《》 Please remember

"Cheng'er, you have to remember that after surrendering to Chen Pojun, find an appropriate opportunity to go back to your hometown and farm safely. Don't have any other ideas. There will be great chaos. Now, although the world is still in chaos, it will be unified soon. Remember to be an ordinary person."

"Father, I promise you." Meng Cheng felt the father and son's hands gradually weakened and his body gradually became cold.

"I would rather be a peaceful dog than a person in troubled times. I would rather be a peaceful dog than a person in troubled times... I would rather be a peaceful dog than a person in troubled times... I would rather be a peaceful dog than a person in troubled times...." Meng Rang's eyes had already dissipated. He fell on the couch powerlessly, muttering freely in his mouth until he finally stopped and no more sound.

"Father! Father!"

In the seventh year of Daye, he launched an army across Shandong and Huaibei for nine years without falling. His life went ups and downs several times, and he saw all the ups and downs and downs of the Central Plains. Finally, nine years later, in Guancheng, Xingyang, he saw through everything and committed suicide. A powerful man in a chaotic world ended in a sad way.

After Meng Rang's death, Meng Cheng led Meng Rang's veterans to Ximen to ask for surrender.

During the day, most of the people in Guancheng had escaped. After the water gate was broken at night, the people in the city and many defenders opened the north gate and fled the east gate. By the time Meng Cheng surrendered, there were not many people left in Guancheng, a big city that once had hundreds of thousands of people.

The west gate of Guancheng was wide open, and under the illumination of the fireworks, the Hebei Army's engineering battalion had already built a simple floating bridge on the Zhengshui River.

In the evening, the real battle did not last long. The Hebei army used the gunpowder weapon in their hands to sneak into the water gate along Zheng Shui in the dark, and used the ** bag to blow the water gate open in one fell swoop. Then the special forces used strong firepower to open the gap, and then the Hebei vanguard troops rushed into the city in one fell swoop.

After a brief firefight, the Hebei army immediately rushed to the encirclement of the rebels. Then, the Hebei army entered the city with loud noises, but in fact, there were not many soldiers entering the city.

The rebels were in a mess and collapsed and fled. Many defenders were not killed by the Hebei army, but were trampled to death when they scrambled out of the city. The Hebei army entering the city was like a shepherd dog, using grenades, bombs, and ** bags in their hands to drive away the panic and frightened rebels and people everywhere.

The rebel army was so unbearable, in fact, because it was not an army at all. Apart from the thousands of old battalions that Meng Rang brought when he fled from Shandong, the remaining more than 20,000 people were recruited by him in Guancheng. Although the number was 30,000, it was actually mostly a group of hungry people, young and old. What's more, since the recruitment, this army has not even fought a battle in the past year. In addition to Meng Rang's intentional inaction, this mob was doomed to be defeated as early as the moment the Hebei army arrived.

Chen Kefu, who had just crossed Zheng Shui from the simple floating bridge, saw Meng Cheng who was asking for surrender, and heard that Meng Rang was dead, he did not make any trouble for him. If Meng Rang came to surrender, he had to consider the reputation of a senior Meng Rang's rebel army. However, since Meng Rang was dead and his subordinates were all dispersed, he didn't care much about this young man. He immediately accepted the surrender of Meng Cheng and his subordinates, and also gave him a post as an officer.

Most of the defenders in the city had already collapsed and fled outside the city. Chen Kefu immediately ordered Cheng Yaojin to send light cavalry to rectify Yixu in the city. He also ordered Meng Cheng to take his surrender notice to recruit the defenders in the city who had not yet arrived. He also sent two cavalry captains to lead a thousand light cavalry out of the north gate and east gate to pursue the defeated soldiers, and asked them to capture the defeated soldiers as much as possible.

Chen Kefu also had some concerns about the defeated soldiers. He was not worried about their counterattack, but about the collapsed soldiers who would occupy the mountains and become bandits and enter the forest to become thieves. For Chen Kefu, after this attack, he would include all six counties including Xingyang and other countries in his territory. Since he had regarded these territories as his own rule, how could he still give the defeated soldiers the chance to enter the mountains and forests to become bandits again?

Especially the more than 20,000 defeated soldiers were all equipped with weapons, and even thousands of people had horses. No matter where these people ran, they were immediately a disaster.

The Hebei army fought from Liaodong to Hebei, from Hebei to Shandong, from Shandong to Huaibei, and even went straight to the Yangtze River. They were extremely proficient in siege cities and land, and even a complete set of procedures after occupying the city.

The city defense that receives city defense, rectify the order in the city, interrogate prisoners, appease the people, and even suppress the gangsters who take advantage of the situation to make trouble, all have a ready-made procedure.

However, soon, the officers and soldiers of the Gendarmerie Division, who were responsible for supervising military discipline, discovered the problem. The officers and soldiers of Hebei were well abided by the military discipline. However, the Hulao defenders who had just surrendered and reorganized were a little different. These people were all from peasant soldiers, and after the peasant army broke through the city, it was normal for looting. Sometimes, after the casualties of the siege were too high, the generals who led the troops would indulge their subordinates to burn, kill, and rob in the city.

For the rebel army, this is a good way to maintain the morale of the soldiers, and everything is in accordance with the rules. However, when we arrived in the Hebei army, all this was a violation of military orders.

The military police who supervised military discipline inspected many violations of discipline along the way. They quickly reported to Chen Kefu. After receiving these reports, Chen Kefu made some considerations and issued instructions to release the newly surrendered soldiers who were arrested, and then let the military police declare military discipline everywhere in the city. Then, those who violated the rules before declaring military discipline were not blamed, but afterwards, all those who violated the orders were arrested and unified in the camp waiting to be put down.

The long night finally ended, and Guancheng had restored order. Because the city was broken too quickly and the Hebei army invaded from the Shuimen again, Guancheng was not damaged for long. Even in the city, there was no fire or other situations.

By dawn, the Water Gate was restored and the four cities were intact. The order in the city was also very well-organized, and even the shops and markets were opened again. Chen Kefu even ordered that the military general Guan Zhongzhong Meng Rang distribute all the uncarried daily necessities that could not be taken away to the people. Some valuable items were also sold at a low price on the market.

"Your Highness, you will tell your Highness if you have something to do."

Chen Kefu was having breakfast when a noise came from outside the door.

"Chen Lei, bring people in."

Chen Lei went out and brought the people in a while, but it was Niu Jinda, Yang Qian'an and five others, as well as dozens of battalion-level lieutenants. Each of them had anger on his face, as if he was full of grievances.

"What's the matter if I'm going to see me early in the morning?" Chen Kefu asked knowingly.

"Your Highness, after capturing Guancheng last night, many of our brothers were captured and locked up by the Gendarmerie Department. We have been detained for a night. The last general is here to ask Your Highness to order the Gendarmerie Department to release people." Niu Jinda said.

"Can we know why they were arrested?" Chen Kefu said lightly.

"We go and ask for people. The people from the Gendarmerie Department said that our brothers violated military orders and robbed them privately." Yang Qian'an hurriedly replied.

Chen Kefu sneered, "The discipline in the army is 17 prohibited and 54 beheaded. Those who violate the order will be punished according to the discipline. The army is not disciplined, how can the three armies be ordered to declare military discipline without military discipline? Last night, I specially asked the city to declare military discipline everywhere. I have ordered the newly surrendered soldiers who violated the previous military discipline. As for those who knowingly commit the military discipline after the military discipline, those who knowingly commit the military discipline will be punished first. Since you are here early in the morning, I am about to send someone to deal with the soldiers who violate the military discipline. I will announce that all those who knowingly violated the military discipline last night will be punished as the first offender, and all the soldiers who punished twenty rods of the military discipline, and you officers will personally punish them."

"Go, I will send a police officer. If you violate your orders and follow your own rules, you will be punished twice as much!"

"Chen Lei, immediately notify the entire army to watch the execution outside the north gate. After the execution, the entire army will immediately depart and the troops will be launched in Xingze City!"
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