Eighth year of Chongzhen

Chapter 160 Please come down
Zhang Miao leaned forward with her hands, fixed her eyes on Tuo Yangkun and said, "Boss, I speak straight, don't blame me! Let me ask you, how do you think the big boss compares to Gao Yingxiang?"

Tuo Yangkun was stunned for a moment before he realized that it was about his strength compared with Gao Yingxiang.He shook his head and said: "Hey~~ King Gao Chuang had a cavalry team of less than 10 people back then, and later joined forces with other rebels in Henan. I heard that there were at most [-] horses. How can I compare with him! Brother Zhang asked this for what?"

Zhang Miaoshou leaned back, leaned on the back of the chair, glanced at Tuo Yangkun, and said, "That Gao Yingxiang is really powerful, the old battalion and cavalry under him are all elite soldiers! When he led the team from Shaanxi to Henan, he sent someone to invite me , Said to go to conquer Kaifeng and Luoyang, when the time comes, you will have as much money, food, and women as you want. I didn’t agree after hearing that, the person he sent seemed to be unhappy, saying that I didn’t give Chuang Wang face. Now look, I It's a pity that I didn't go, if I went to Henan with him, this guy who eats would not belong to me long ago!"

Tuo Yangkun sighed and said: "Go on! How tyrannical King Gao Chuang's subordinates are, but if you don't say it's gone, it's gone? Shaanxi has lost a good man! It's really distressing!"

"It's all said, but the big leader still doesn't understand? Our northern Shaanxi rebel army is not as tyrannical as King Gao Chuang! The big leader has a lot of men, but not many of them have been beaten! My men can fight, But the number of people is too small! Li Zicheng, the general in Suide, is a character, but he is short of money and food! He even asked me to borrow [-] shi of food, saying that there are many brothers under his command, and his own food is not enough, so he asked me to help Let's see; I don't have a lot of food left over, and seeing that everyone is a rebel, he gave him fifty shi, and he was quite happy, saying that Zhang Miaoshou is so generous!" Zhang Wenyao said.

Tuo Yangkun wondered: "Brother Zhang, how did King Gao Chuang lose his 10 horsemen? How powerful are the officers and soldiers? My brother has been in the army and has a wide range of paths. Tell me about it!"

Zhang Wenyao shook his head and said: "All the people I know in the army are in the North, but I don't know the officers and soldiers in the Central Plains! Besides, King Gao Chuang was captured by the new governor of Shaanxi, Sun Chuanting. This old man is no different from us. Hong Chengchou, who has been playing for several years!"

At the mention of Hong Chengchou's name, Tuo Yangkun felt quite frightened. He leaned over and looked around. He and Zhang Wenyao were the only two in the dilapidated hall, and then he said in a low voice: "There are quite a few strong generals under Hong Chengchou. I have suffered a few losses under Zuo Liangyu, and those Liaodong barbarians, all wearing iron armor, can't be hurt directly by ordinary swords, guns and arrows! Brother Zhang, do you think the new imperial governor will come to northern Shaanxi, and Hong Chengchou? Together to beat us?"

Zhang Wenyao replied seriously: "I was thinking that Sun Chuanting would come, so I came to discuss the surrender with the big boss! I don't want to end up like Gao Yingxiang and brothers, being captured and taken to the capital to be cut into hundreds of pieces!"

Tuo Yangkun slowly leaned back on the chair, and sighed: "One Hong Chengchou will make our brains hurt! If there is another more ruthless character, we will have no way to survive!"

Zhang Wenyao stood up abruptly and said, "After talking for a long time, what is your plan, chief? I want to be clear! It has been several years since the rebellion, and we have enjoyed what we should have enjoyed. The previous officers and soldiers were easy to deal with, but now The court officers and soldiers are more ruthless than one another! I don’t care what others think, since the emperor has spoken, I will use the slope to descend the donkey and surrender!”

Tuo Yangkun rolled his eyes, stood up with a smile and said: "It seems that Brother Zhang has set the plate! Success! I, Tuo Yangkun, also intend to surrender! But I have many brothers and troubles, so I have to take care of it." , I have to discuss it with other leaders! Brother Zhang is really going to surrender, if he thinks that the court is not lying to us, then come back and tell me wholeheartedly, and I will surrender!"

Zhang Wenyao knew that he was afraid of being deceived by the court to kill him, so he wanted to test himself first.If he can live and come back to see him, then Tuo Yangkun will surrender.

No matter what Tuo Yangkun, Li Zicheng and the others thought, he was determined to surrender this time. He didn't want to die with the reputation of being a traitor, so how could he have the face to go underground to meet his ancestors.

The northern Shaanxi government army is elite. Although they didn't wipe out many rebels at once, they have been blocked in this unfeeling land for more than half a year. The food and grass are gradually running out, and there is nowhere to grab them. Robbed.If it goes on like this, there is no need to fight, it will consume them to death.Not to mention that Sun Chuanting will arrive soon with the army, that is the elite army that wiped out Gao Yingxiang!

He has thought about it. Although Gao Yingxiang has been exterminated, there are still many rogues of different strengths in Shaanxi. In order to let other rebels see that the court has no intention of deceiving, they will not kill him and his men .

I am the first leader of the rebels who asked people to surrender, and he is quite famous among the rebels. According to the practice of the court, I will definitely get more benefits than the rebels who surrendered later; maybe the court values If one's own ability can be rewarded with a half-job, that's the difference between being a thief and being a thief.If it weren't for being forced to be helpless, who would want to be a thief?

Yan'an Mansion had become a huge barracks more than half a year ago. Hong Chengchou led several general soldiers, deputy general soldiers, guard generals, more than a dozen guerrilla generals, and more than [-] officers and soldiers to march north and west of Yan'an Mansion. From Bao'an to Yanchang County in the east, the key pass on the hundreds of miles of road was tightly guarded, which completely cut off the way for more than [-] thieves from northern Shaanxi to go south from Shaanxi.

If the Shaanxi thieves wanted to detour to the south of Shanxi, among other things, the Xuanda frontier army alone would be enough for them. Fearing the prestige of the Xuanda frontier army, the rogues did not dare to try to go south of Shanxi.

In the government office of Yan'an City, Hong Chengchou, the governor of the five provinces, is discussing the military situation with Sun Chuanting.

Hong Chengchou sat on the main seat, and his aide Shen Shiyu stood behind him; Sun Chuanting, who came to visit alone without any entourage, sat quietly on the chair on the right hand, looking directly at Hong Chengchou with piercing eyes.

Sun Chuanting didn't think highly of this governor of the five provinces who had a very good reputation in the imperial court.

In his eyes, Hong Chengchou has more than [-] elite soldiers and has not wiped out the northern Shaanxi thieves so far, which shows that he is not as far-reaching as the legend. In this regard, he is far behind Chen Qiyu, the former governor of the five provinces.

But no matter whether it is in the examination field or the officialdom, they are more experienced than themselves.Although I am now a minister of the Ministry of War and a senior official of the second rank, but he is an imperial envoy of the first rank with the title of Minister of the Ministry of War.

Hong Chengchou looked at Sun Chuanting sitting down with a smile on his face. While envious of his youth, he also had strong curiosity and guard against Sun Chuanting who could wipe out the most difficult Gao Yingxiang's tribe.

He was able to save countless troubles, and both himself and Lu Xiangsheng captured Gao Yingxiang, who he couldn't do anything about, in one fell swoop. Is it mostly because of luck or because of his outstanding ability?

He smiled and said in Mandarin with a Fujian accent: "The intruder confers the head, shocking all the ugliness in the world; if Sun Zhongcheng doesn't say anything, he's already a blockbuster! Hehe! This official also admires Sun Zhongcheng very much! If Sun Zhongcheng comes to northern Shaanxi, then The day when the Shaanxi thieves will be wiped out can be expected! Hehe!"

Sun Chuanting bowed his hands as a salute, and replied in a deep voice: "The department hall is absurdly praised, and I should not be an official! The department hall and Lu Duchen should be the first to destroy the robbers! If it wasn't for the department hall to expel him to the Central Plains, if it wasn't for Lu Duc How can I defeat him in Heishuiyu if I wiped out his vital forces! This battle is really a fluke for the officials!"

It seems that the bandits in northern Shaanxi are hard to suppress, so you put a high hat on me when you come up, trying to push me to the front.I'm not afraid of these thieves, I haven't figured out the specific situation until now, how can I rush into battle?
Sun Chuanting kicked the ball back from Hong Chengchou.

Hong Chengchou smiled and continued: "Sun Zhongcheng has been dormant for a long time, and he has made such great achievements as soon as he took office, which is enough to prove his outstanding ability! Later, my official will order someone to send the map of the distribution of the thieves in northern Shaanxi to Zhongcheng. Zhongcheng can refer to it at any time. Hope to come up with a countermeasure as soon as possible; when the time comes, the army will come out together, and try to wipe out the thieves with one drum, so as to be lenient! It is related to the peace of Ming Dynasty, so the Zhongcheng should not shirk!"

In the past year, Hong Chengchou felt exhausted. He spent all his time coordinating disputes among various ministries, judging the movement and purpose of the thieves, and arranging corresponding countermeasures. All this gave him an idea. The thought of quitting.

Although he has gathered more than 2 elite officers and troops, the scores are different under the command of the generals; there are also many conflicts between the various generals, and they often blame each other in battle. Up to now, northern Shaanxi has not been pacified.

Sun Chuanting's arrival just gave him a chance to relax, let this new official who became famous for killing Gao Yingxiang show his ability, and let him see his ability to control the three armies. If his response is wrong, I will pick up the leftovers Make up for the vacancies and strive to calm northern Shaanxi as soon as possible.

Hong Chengchou had also heard about Sun Chuanting's strict approach to governing the army, and he also wanted to use the iron fist of this new minister to punish those arrogant soldiers.

If something can be done, he is also happy to see it succeed; if there is a sign of danger, he will stand up to clean up the mess, and use both hard and soft tactics to gather the morale of the army.

Seeing that Hong Chengchou ignored his evasion, Sun Chuanting's ambition was immediately aroused.

Already proud and arrogant, he has never regarded the thieves as a strong enemy, whether it is Gao Yingxiang, Zhang Xianzhong, Xie Zikuai, Ge Zuo Wuying, in his eyes, they are all dead bones in the grave, and they are the ones who sell their heads. Generations only.

Now there is strong support from the Holy One, and there are sufficient food and equipment. As long as the command is proper and the officers and soldiers use their lives, these local chickens and dogs will be destroyed in an instant.

He got up and bowed his hands and said in a loud voice: "Since the department hall values ​​it so much, then the subordinate officials will do their part! After the subordinate officials have studied it in detail, they will definitely come up with corresponding strategies. If there is any inappropriateness, please correct the department hall!"

Hong Chengchou nodded with a smile and said: "Sun Zhongcheng has the courage to do things. I am very pleased! Zhongcheng will go back to his residence to rest. In the evening, I will arrange a banquet for Zhongcheng to meet the wind. By the way, I will introduce all the leaders and generals to Zhongcheng to get acquainted with him, so as to benefit him during the war." command!"

At this moment, a soldier hurried into the second hall, knelt down on one knee to salute, and then reported loudly: "Report to the commander-in-chief! Ai Wannian, the deputy commander of Gushan, sent someone to report! If a thief spy is captured, then Claiming to be entrusted by the great thief Zhang Miaoshou, he came to ask the imperial court to surrender!"

Hong Chengchou stood up abruptly, and asked in a deep voice, "Where is the man?"

The soldier then reported: "It's been Ai Wannian who sent someone to escort him here! It's outside the Yamen!"

Hong Chengchou ordered loudly: "Bring people in quickly!"

(End of this chapter)