Jinyi champion

Chapter 296
With the arrival of the shopkeeper, the buddy and others, Tang Yin deeply felt the feeling of being respected after a lot of compliments.

An old guy who had achieved nothing in half his life, he managed to stand out without being called "both masters of poetry and painting", and was worshiped by the world. Tang Yin was humble, but Zhu Hao could clearly see the crow's feet that appeared from the corners of his eyes from time to time... To be precise The old face was wrinkled, and the smile couldn't be concealed no matter what, which showed that the old boy was very happy.

"I will definitely live up to the expectations of the people of Anlu, wipe out the bandits as soon as possible, and return the people of Anlu to a bright future."

Tang Yin actually patted his chest in front of a few common people to express his opinion.

Originally, the shopkeeper of the restaurant said that he would treat guests, and the businessman seemed to focus on profit, but these days the common people understand a truth, that is, people who sincerely serve the people should not suffer, even if they themselves lose a little, it is better to seek peace of mind, not for reputation of.

But Tang Yin showed a fearless spirit before, how can he take advantage of the common people at this time?
Immediately evaded it, indicating that the meal must be paid at the original price, but the shopkeeper agreed when he saw the refusal, and hurriedly sent two pots of free wine and a few dishes of side dishes.

"Sir, is this your treat?"

Zhu Hao smiled and looked at Tang Yin who sat down again.

Tang Yin glared at Zhu Hao angrily, reached for the purse, but found nothing, and said embarrassingly: "For this meal, you should pack it up first, because you came out in a hurry, changed clothes but forgot to bring the purse, I will give it to you later."

Zhu Hao smiled and said, "Let me invite you. However, there is a word to remind you, you must hurry up and prepare for the war recently. Don't wait for the bandits to kill you. If you have not yet implemented the dispatch of troops, you may only be able to stand in the city at that time." The chief watched the thieves committing crimes outside, this is definitely not what the people in the city and Prince Xing's mansion want to see."

Tang Yin looked dignified, nodded and said: "I'll do my best."

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Finish a meal.

The old and the young were tasting tea and continuing to communicate, when Lu Song came in a hurry and called Tang Yin away.

It was agreed to come out to attend the literary meeting together, but in the end they parted after having a meal, Zhu Hao became a loner, and had no choice but to go back to the palace first.

Along the way, Zhu Hao saw that although the preparations for war in the city were being actively advanced, the progress was extremely slow because the government and gentry refused to cooperate.

Zhu Hao thought to himself: "Don't wait until the end, I'm right, the thieves came and didn't even do a good job of basic defense, they just closed the city gate as a preparation for war... This is probably what Yuan Changshi wanted to see the most. "

This time the preparations for the battle, the whole palace is very cooperative.

But the problem is that many officials in the palace also share the same opinion as Yuan Zonggao, except that the Yiwei Division usually sent Luo An, the son of Luo Sheng, the deputy of the Yiwei, and Lu Song, the Dianzhang, to help Tang Yin. How many hands to help.

It's easy to understand that soldiers don't want to fight, can't they live a good life?
The thieves are coming, you can close the city gate and wait for the thieves to leave on their own when they have nowhere to grab them. Why do you have to go out of the city to fight for your life?Doesn't it smell good when the wife and children are hot on the kang?
Make military exploits?
Stop bullshitting!

This is not the Nine Sides of the Northland, how much military merit can be achieved by killing a few bandits?No matter how big it is, isn't it active in the three-acre land of King Xing's Mansion?

There were too many negative factors in preparing for the battle in the city, which caused Tang Yin to suffer a lot. Zhu Hao saw it, and the most he wanted to help was to give advice, and he couldn't expect King Xing's mansion, local government and gentry to listen to his child.

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The second day of March.

It was an ordinary day, but the city gate was suddenly closed early in the morning, but the state government received an urgent military report that the bandits had reached the border of Anlu Prefecture, and they were now looting on the ground in Jingshan County.

This time even the palace paid attention to it, and sent Yuan Zonggao, Zhang Zuo, and Tang Yin to the state government to discuss countermeasures, especially the urgent call for soldiers and horses to defend against the enemy.

But this discussion did not produce any results, and it was still a mess.

Tang Yin returned to the palace, Yuan Zonggao and Zhang Zuo went to see King Xing, Tang Yin hurriedly went to the classroom to call Zhu Hao out, and told him the first-hand information he got.

"The situation is not good..."

Tang Yin's conclusion is very pessimistic, "The Jiangxi bandits who sneaked into Huguang are not one, but three, each with about three or four hundred people, and the total number exceeds a thousand, which is very dangerous. The mobilized guards are only three to four hundred people, even if the armor and horses are much higher, but...the risk is too great to go out of the city to meet the enemy."

Zhu Hao nodded: "There are quite a few people here, do you know where these thieves are from?"

Tang Yin shook his head and said, "Where can I find out about this? On the way back, Yuan Changshi said that the city must be closed and defended, and sending troops rashly may cause unpredictable risks in the city. After all, tens of thousands of people have already come to the city. Come to take refuge, if the city is destroyed, the consequences will be disastrous...

"Oh, by the way, apart from robbing houses and houses, the thieves also engulfed refugees and robbed strong men and women. They obviously wanted to expand their strength, but because of this, they were not moving fast. It may take another two or three days. , the thieves will kill the city of Anlu Prefecture."

At this time, even Tang Yin began to retreat.

If only one or two hundred thieves came, or even four or five hundred, the strength of the Yiwei Division of the Wangfu could handle it. He Tang Yin went out as bait to lure the enemy, full of confidence, but the problem is that the number of thieves now exceeds a thousand. There may be two thousand or more cannon fodder engulfed.

Zhu Hao probably knew it in his heart.

It is no wonder that Jiangxi banditry was rampant in the twelfth year of Zhengde in history. Even with Wang Shouren, a military genius, it took several years to wipe it out. The bandits in Jiangxi are not ordinary bandits. They can almost stand up to the officers and soldiers. The middleman tipped off the news, crossing the state and crossing the government to coerce the refugees to expand rapidly, and no one cares...

You are so awesome, why don't you raise the banner of rebellion and become the emperor directly?
"Mr. Tang, does the palace want to change its thinking and deal with the bandits' invasion with a strict attitude?" Zhu Hao asked.

"Ah."

Tang Yin nodded directly.

After preparing for a long time, it finally turned into an advance deployment of troops to defend and take the initiative to go out of the city to fight with bandits! ?
Don't blame the thieves for daring to come to the door to provoke, it is really incompetent officers and soldiers.

Tang Yin may also feel that this would be very embarrassing, and continued: "Huguang Dusi has issued an order to send troops and horses from Jingzhou Wei, Xiangyang Wei and other places to help. Based on the current time, it will take ten to fifteen days for the reinforcements to arrive. Arrive, I believe that the bandits will evacuate at that time."

Zhu Hao thought to himself, officers and soldiers dare not fight head-on, and bandits are still afraid of officers and soldiers?Don't take the initiative to become a bandit at that time, and become an officer and soldier who ambushed by the bandit to help, that will be a lot of fun.

"Where is Wang Zhongcheng?" Zhu Hao asked.

Tang Yin shook his head: "There is no news yet."

Zhu Hao finally understood why Tang Yin was so pessimistic.

Originally, there were two major reinforcements, one Huang Zan and one Wang Shouren, but now it seems that none of them can be counted on. Neither the government nor the local gentry support sending troops. They all rely on the troops of the royal government to deal with the bandit invasion, and let him, a scholar with no experience in leading troops, command them. Scheduling, it would be strange not to retreat.

It is estimated that even Xing Wang Zhu Youzhao has no confidence.

Zhu Hao said: "Mr. Tang, originally I had something that I didn't intend to show you, but now it's no longer available. When do you have time to come and take a look with me? Maybe it will be helpful to resist robbers?"

Tang Yin smiled bitterly and said: "Time is urgent, let's talk about it later, I suddenly remembered that I must see King Xing as soon as possible... I am afraid that Yuan Changshi and Zhang Fengzheng will not be able to explain the local attitude and delay the important event."

At this time, Tang Yin was just following his promise, and he needed to explain to Zhu Hao as soon as possible, but he didn't think that Zhu Hao had any way to solve the current predicament. Maybe he blamed Zhu Hao for coming up with a bad idea before, which made him burnt out at the same time. , it will make his position in the Xing Wang Mansion unstable, and he will become the object of everyone's ridicule...

Before Zhu Hao could answer, Tang Yin hurried over.

Zhu Hao looked at Tang Yin's back and shook his head helplessly: "It's not like you are muddy and can't support the wall, but you really can't count on entrusting important matters. It seems that I have to wait until I become an adult and solve the problem myself. It will not be restrained everywhere, and there is nowhere to use the power."

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Originally, Zhu Hao wanted to wait for Tang Yin to meet Zhu Youzhao before discussing with him.

Unexpectedly, that afternoon Tang Yin moved from Prince Xing's Mansion to the front line...that is, the temporary residence under the city wall to direct the war.

The soldiers and horses of the Wangfu Yiwei Division were basically sent to the front line.

It doesn't make much sense for the thieves to come, and the guards of the palace guards guard the gate, unless the thieves have already entered the city... But there is a higher and deeper city wall as a backing, why not make full use of it?Of course, the soldiers and horses of Wangfu Yiweisi must be used wisely to guard the front line.

Tang Yin seemed to make a mistake in his strategy and was ignored by King Xing, but he still had to carry out the command of the frontline against the enemy.

Yuan Zonggao is old and frail, and cannot stay up all night to command the war. Since the Tumu Fortress Change, the rules of the Ming Dynasty have become civil servants, and military commanders are responsible for obeying orders. Under Zhang Zuo's recommendation, Tang Yin took office, and his current status is equivalent to the former commander-in-chief of Anluzhou City.

Why did the government not have many soldiers, but only found a group of untrained civilians to patrol and defend the city wall?
It seems that only King Xing's Mansion is more enthusiastic about this matter.

As a result, one day later, in the afternoon of the third day of March, the leader of the bandits had already killed less than five miles outside the city of Anlu Prefecture. Standing on the city wall, they could see the other party camping from a distance.

Tang Yin stood on the top of the wall, seeing the scene in front of him, his teeth itched with hatred.

Lu Song was beside him, shocked and said: "This group of thieves are so courageous, this is openly challenging the government."

Luo An said: "Sir, why don't you send me a hundred soldiers and horses, and I will lead them to kill them, and attack them hard while they are not firmly established!"

Lu Song and Luo An beside Tang Yin are not the kind of conservatives who are passive and afraid of war, especially Luo An, who seems to have a bad temper at first glance, and the thieves killed us to watch the fun on the city wall?The properties of the palace are all outside the city!Being robbed by thieves, I am afraid that every family will have to tighten their belts to live this year!

Then it's better to rush out and fight with the thieves!

Tang Yin sighed: "Both of you, I can understand your feelings, but now the strength of the palace alone is not enough to face the thieves head-on, we still have to think long-term.

"Send the order to strengthen defenses around the city gate, especially at night to send more soldiers to patrol... Then try to contact the rich and powerful families of the manors and earthen castles outside the city, and let them take precautions. If the city gate is lost, click If Fenghuo asks for help, everyone must come to help!"

(End of this chapter)