Be the emperor from the postman

Chapter 445 The Strength of the Official Army (Part [-])
The loss of Taiyuan was very annoying to Chongzhen!
Because Taiyuan is located in the hinterland of Shanxi, it is the northern gateway of the Central Plains and the western barrier of the capital.

Now it is in the hands of the rebels, making Chongzhen extremely insecure.

The life and death of King Jin is not important, for the emperor, what is important is the sense of security.

Zhang Zongheng, the governor of Xuanda, was the first to receive the emperor's order, and his mind was stunned.

He originally thought that the flowers would bloom in the warm spring and wait for an opportunity to collect Shanxi, but now that the emperor's decree came, he might not be able to delay it any longer.

As for Wang Xiangkun, the Zuo Buzheng envoy, he was first arrested and sent to the Imperial Prison for self-examination and introspection, waiting to be punished.

Zhang Zongheng said with emotion that Wang Xiangkun was really unlucky, and this should have been a matter of Song Yintong.

It's a pity that this old boy runs fast, and Xu Dingchen is capable of doing things.

After he was withdrawn, no one in the imperial court was willing to fill the vacancy, and Ning Rui, the right chief envoy, was trapped in Shanxi, so it was impossible to find him.

Then Wang Xiangkun can only be used as a scapegoat. Losing Taiyuan and King Jin falling into the hands of thieves is really no small matter.

It's pretty lucky to have been able to hide this matter for so long.

"My lord, Your Majesty asked your lord to gather troops from Xuanda, Datong, and Yansui to encircle and suppress the Shanxi hammer bandit He Jinchao.

If you gather them together, there are only more than [-] people in the hands of adults.

Ma Chengxi, the commander-in-chief of Datong, can dispatch 5000 men, and Jiang Xiang, the deputy commander-in-chief, also has 3000 men.

Coupled with the 9000 officers and troops gathered by Hu Dawei, the deputy commander-in-chief of Shanxi Town who was entrenched by Jiexiu.

If Wang Chengyin, the chief soldier of Yansui, can also lead tens of thousands of newly recruited troops into Shanxi, we can completely wipe out He Jinzhao. "

Zhang Zongheng, the governor of Xuanda, nodded, and after careful calculation, the official army still has the upper hand.

He Jinzhao claimed to have only 1 horses, but Zhang Zongheng felt that He Jinzhao must have concealed something, not just 1 horses.

In addition to the intruders who claimed to be one hundred and eighty thousand, the rebel army in Shanxi also claimed to be much more than 1.

However, He Jinzhao is known as tens of thousands of people.

Hearing what his staff said, Zhang Zongheng felt that Wang Chengyin, the chief soldier of Yansui, was unreliable.

First of all, the fact that he was released by He Jinzhao, regardless of the truth, the tens of thousands of horses he surrendered alone did not have any decent fighting power.

What's more, Yang Jiamo, the general soldier of Gansu, and other troops who served the king were transferred back to Shaanxi successively to participate in the pursuit and suppression.The officers and soldiers gathered in Shaanxi.

Zhang Zongheng thought it would be better to transfer Cao Wenzhao, the deputy general, into Shanxi and give him a chance to take revenge.

Not counting the reinforcements from Shaanxi, I have nearly 3 horses in my own hands, and I will recruit some more civilians, claiming to be a [-] army, to scare them.

"Pass on my order, first send the emperor's order to Hu Dawei, Ma Chengxi, Jiang Xiang, Wang Chengyin, Cao Wenzhao, and tell them to prepare early."

"Yes." The staff immediately asked: "Your Majesty sent someone to appease the victims of Shaanxi with 15 taels of silver and [-] shi of grain?"

"Shanxi has been occupied by rebels, and the road is cut off. Let them stay in Xuanda first, or they will be robbed if they enter Shanxi."

Zhang Zongheng pinched his beard and thought to himself, instead of being robbed by He Jinchao, it would be better to be a helper for his own troops.

Ming army soldiers with silver bonuses will definitely increase their combat effectiveness by a large margin.

When the imperial court transported grain into Shaanxi, it was not always intercepted by various places for their own use and reported for consumption.

When we arrived in Shaanxi, there was not much left.

Most of them are transferred to the exchange market and sold to the Houjin Tartars.

Xuanda Governor Zhang Zongheng withheld these supplies, which couldn't be more normal.

"You send someone to quietly contact Sun Chuanting."

He Jinzhao is currently in contact with Wang Ziyong's envoy.

The eldest brother Wang Jiayin fell, except for some who surrendered and became the official army.

Most of the remaining people listened to Zuo Chengwang's own use, that is, the name of Zijin Liang, and prepared to cross the Yellow River and enter Shanxi.

Just be organized.

He Jinzhao was most afraid of a messy team crossing the river, it would be like locusts crossing the border, it would destroy the crops and population of the people under his control.

Now that their leading brother has become the king's own use, then He Jinzhao has a bottom line in his heart.

Zhang Kewang in front of him is also young, he is Zhang Xianzhong's first adopted son.

Zhang Xianzhong was called Huang Hu in the army. After he came to Shanxi, he followed Gao Yingxiang to attack Linfen, but he couldn't defeat him for a long time.

Then he led the team back to Shaanxi and defected to Wang Jiayin, and now he has become the strongest battalion under Wang Ziyong's command.

Now he is also trusted by Wang Ziyong, so Zhang Xianzhong also sent his confidant, Zhang Kewang, to contact He Jinchao.

He Jinzhao looked at the slightly heroic Zhang Wangwang in front of him. He had just chatted with him, and he had already learned that his real surname was Sun, and that was Sun Kewang.

"Chief coach." Zhang Kewang cupped his hands and said, "I came here today because I really have something important to discuss."

He firmly remembered the advice of his adoptive father and the new boss, He Jinzhao was definitely not a stingy person.

In Shanxi, he gained a huge reputation, occupied a large territory, and captured King Jin.

This incident has spread throughout Shaanxi.

Many people want to join him!
"sit."

The cold winter is over now, but the stove is still burning indoors.

Zhang Kewang felt amazing about this thing.

"I really can't believe that Brother Wang died at the hands of a traitor."

He Jinchao ordered someone to serve tea, and looked at Zhang Kewang.

Zhang Kewang was also emotional, and he didn't blame Chief Wang for this matter. He originally believed that his brother-in-law was a member of the same clan in the same village, so he was easily believed.

Who would have thought that these two thieves would secretly surrender to the imperial court.

"How many troops do you have left now?"

Hearing this, Zhang Kewang didn't hide it anymore. After all, He Jinzhao had to prepare some food and grass after crossing the river.

"If you go back to the general manager, there are roughly 10 people." It's not that Zhang Kewang can't give specific figures.

But the lean camel was bigger than the horse, and only some of his direct descendants who lived in Fugu County were surrendered by Cao Wenzhao, the deputy general of Yansui.

Most of the rest of the people fled overnight, and many little leaders came to join them one after another.

He Jinzhao snapped his fingers and asked someone to bring over the map:

"Kangwang, you go back and tell Brother Wang Ziyong to let him try his best to bring the team to Suide and take the ferry of Wubao.

Take it to Yanchuan County, take the ferry of Xingdeguan to Yonghe.

The last part went to Yanchang County, took Pingdu Pass to Daning, and then the army gathered in Fenxi and Huozhou, so that we could gather together and form an alliance. "

Zhang Kewang didn't understand, why did he want to go far away, and the army didn't come to Hequ County?

"Why did the chief coach arrange this?"

"Because I was able to find a large number of experienced boatmen at those three ferries, it took half a month for me and Brother Gao and others to cross the Pingdu Pass last time, and more than [-] people were able to come here.

Now it is divided into three places, and maybe all of them can enter Shanxi within a month. At that time, the officers and soldiers will not have boats and cannot cross the Yellow River, so they will not be able to continue chasing them.

We don't have decent boats and boatmen here. If we cross 10 people, we can't finish it in a year. "

"In this way, chief coach, I have a plan in my heart."

Zhang Kewang immediately stood up and was about to leave.

"Wait, I'll edit another book and show it to Brother Wang Ziyong."

(End of this chapter)