Be the emperor from the postman

Chapter 862 Can't guess (two in one)

Facing the flustered suggestion from his subordinates, He Huchen didn't rush to make a decision.

He Jinzhao must have got news from the officials and soldiers in Henan and other places, and wanted to drag Hong Chengchou back.

Then they acted as a cover for Gao Yingxiang and the others, pulling Governor Hong's energy.

He believed that Governor Hong would not come back rashly.

After all, His Majesty demanded that Gao Yingxiang and other rogues be wiped out within six months, and then he would go all out to deal with He Jinzhao, the hammer bandit entrenched in Shanxi.

In two more months, the date will arrive.

As far as this is concerned, Governor Hong hasn't fought against those bandits yet.

Back and forth, time wasted on the road.

At that time, it will be difficult for His Majesty to explain, and the position of governor of the five provinces may not be guaranteed.

He Huchen felt in his heart that He Jinzhao was just kidding. If he attacked Shaanxi on a large scale, he would definitely not do so with such fanfare.

"There is a severe drought in Shaanxi this year, and he can't even support war with war."

He Huchen took a binoculars and looked at the hammer bandits outside:
"Last year and today we were all robbed by bandits, how many rich and well-fed people are left in Shaanxi?

Oh, I almost forgot, He Jinchao has set up the treasuries of two vassal kings, so there is probably no shortage of money.

So he is here to get food?
But the situation in Shaanxi is not as good as in Shanxi! "

Everyone nodded again and again, the old Qin people were really poor and frightened, and they couldn't scratch their bodies at all.

Otherwise, taxation will be directed at the imperial court, families will be robbed by bandits, and families will be destroyed by officials and soldiers. Most of the people who have survived until now are not small landlords.

Many of them were slaves, and those who were cruel also left with Gao Yingxiang and others.

"He's here to deal with bandits in Henan and other places. He's marching into Shaanxi with great fanfare at this time, and he won't stay for long."

"Master, what do you mean He Jinzhao is just putting on a show?"

He Huchen nodded, because of his son's relationship, if he really made a move, he had to speak in advance no matter what.

Then they don't have to run away, they only need to guard Hancheng, we don't go out to fight in the field, no matter how powerful He Jinzhao is, he can't beat me.

"The hammer bandits have good military discipline, and they will not burn, kill and loot easily, and we don't need to attack."

Lieutenant General Shi Kaixian admired the style of the hammer bandits very much, so that they would save trouble.

It can be said that in the whole of Shaanxi, only most of the Xi'an Prefecture has not been ravaged by those thieves.

He Huchen didn't see his son, and glanced at the subordinate who said this.

The hammer bandits have good military discipline, which is for the poor people.

You see, do they deal with those families that are officials in the court, do they deal with those landlords and gentry, and vassal kings and county kings?
Good military discipline is relative.

He Huchen couldn't judge He Jinzhao's actions, so he could only ask people to defend well and bring up the bronze cannons to prevent bandits from attacking.

He Jinzhao outside Hancheng also put down the binoculars in his hand at this time, and threw it to Niu Youcai, his personal guard.

I have to mention that Hancheng is very solidly built.

The wall is high and covered with blue bricks.

There is water flowing in the southwest direction, and if you want to go there, you have to build a pontoon bridge.

But if the city is besieged, it will save a lot of trouble.

To the east is the Yellow River. To cut off the road, you only need to dig the north.

When they crossed the river, they only needed to control the bridge, and the officers and soldiers in the city could not move easily.

Yang Wenyue, Ji Gui and others were all inside the tent, looking at the map.

Liu Erhu, Cao Bianjiao, Sun Shoufa, Zhou Da, Wu Dading, Liu Daojiang and so on.

"Master."

Seeing that He Jinzhao entered the tent, everyone stood up and saluted.

He Jinzhao nodded, walked aside and said:

"Have you discussed how to fight next?"

Yang Wenyue immediately bowed his hands: "My lord, the troops in Shaanxi are scarce, and the main force was taken away by Hong Chengchou.

Only Yang Lin, the commander-in-chief of Guyuan, He Huchen, the commander-in-chief of Ningxia, and Yang Jiamo, the commander-in-chief of Gansu, are left. These people are nothing to worry about, and the whole of Shaanxi can be included by us.

After besieging He Huchen's troops in Hancheng, we did not attack, and paralyzed the Ming officials and some landlords and gentry in Shaanxi.

Then he attacked Chengcheng, making people think that He Huchen, the commander-in-chief of Ningxia in the Ming Dynasty, surrendered to our hammer bandits, and became suspicious of the officers and soldiers, so he messed up.

After that, our army was divided into two groups:

All the way to Baishui, Tongguan, Fuping, Sanyuan, Jingyang, Xianyang, Wugong, Meixian, Baoji, Dasanguan.

The other route is to go south to Tongzhou and Huayin along Chengcheng, and attack Tongguan with General He Zan back and forth.

The lord needs to order a commander as a partial teacher. "

Several people in the tent all looked at Liu Erhu.

In terms of seniority, there are only Liu Erhu or Zhou Da, but Zhou Da's command is mostly artillery, and he will not be regarded as the coach.

He Jinzhao looked at the marching route and had nothing to add.

Now it is necessary to quickly control the various passes into Shaanxi, and then we can close the door and beat the dogs.

"Since this is the case, this commander appointed Wu Dading as a general.

Take Liu Daojiang, Guo Tai, and Sun Shoufa all the way to the west, with [-] troops, attack towns along the way, and control various local points in Shaanxi. "

Wu Dading never expected that the Marshal would entrust such an important task to him.

He immediately stepped out, knelt down on one knee and responded loudly:

"The final general will not disgrace the mission."

He Jinzhao nodded, then took out the hammer from his waist and handed it to him:

"Whoever dares to disobey your order, the journey is far away and information is inconvenient, tell me after hammering him."

"Thank you, handsome."

Wu Dading's whole body was trembling, how much trust this is!

Everyone had envious looks in their eyes, even Liu Erhu was speechless.

He naturally knew that he was not made to be a handsome man, so he could only fight fiercely under the commander's tent.

The idea of ​​leading the army alone, rose in my heart, and then quickly extinguished.

"I will lead a team to Tongguan, and the officers and soldiers in Hancheng will only leave two brigades to encircle the north, and just dig trenches as in the original siege."

"Yes."

Everyone agrees.

Wu Dading led the army alone for the first time, and spent the middle of the night studying in the tent.

He dared not betray He Jinzhao's trust.

To be reasonable, he was just the captain of Buzhanni's command back then, and he didn't think that Buzhanni killed the rebel army to serve as a dog's leg for the official army, so he followed He Jinzhao to Shanxi.

Now that he works hard, he is finally in his early days.

Although he had been a traitor and wandered around Shaanxi before, he had never wandered around Xi'an Mansion.

Wu Dading immediately dispatched a brigade to build a pontoon bridge.

Then he spread out the detective horses to inquire all about them, and pulled ten Hongyi cannons, which was enough to deter a city with few soldiers and horses guarding it.

The next day, a large number of hammer bandits crossed the pontoon bridge holding flags, attracting officers and soldiers in Hancheng to look out for a while.

He Huchen looked out for a long time with the binoculars, and the size of nearly ten thousand people passed by directly.

Many officers and soldiers felt fear in their hearts.

Hammer bandits have a bad reputation!

"Master, the Hammer bandits are probably dispatched with an army, and they are going to attack Xi'an, right?"

Guarding Yao Zhikui was very ugly.

Even if they want to escape now, they have no chance.

Where the water flows into the Yellow River, even if the weather is dry, it will not dry up, and the water level will definitely drop.

But they had absolutely no chance to wade across the river while riding war horses.

He Huchen couldn't make up his mind either, because he looked at the camp of the Hammer bandits, and it looked like there were still a lot of people.

Shanxi was owned by He Jinzhao's iron bucket, so it was really impossible to get any specific news.

In the past, when He Jinzhao was weak, he claimed to have 1 people.

But he is powerful now, after occupying the whole of Shanxi, he began to claim 10 people, who knows if it is true or not?

The Mongols outside the Great Wall respect him and serve him at his command.

Now with a wave of his hand, an army of more than ten thousand people has been assembled as a partial division. Who can stand it?
As for He Huchen's daring not to send people out of the city, to try He Jinchao's Jin Liang.

The hammer bandits used bullock carts to pull things, covered with tarpaulins, and the crowd pushed behind them, probably pulling artillery.

He looked around at the generals and schools, probably not many of them dared to go out of the city to fight.

We are fearless in hunting down Gao Yingxiang, Li Zicheng and others, but we really dare not congratulate Jinzhao.

Lieutenant General Shi Kaixian supported the walls of the city: "Master, do you think He Jinzhao will not attack Han City by force?"

"Since he has divided his troops, he won't."

He Huchen had already figured out He Jinzhao's battle strategy, he wanted to besiege Tongguan and hold Tongguan in his hands.

After Hong Chengchou heard the news, if he wanted to lead the troops back, he had to knock on Tongguan.

But did He Jinzhao ever think that Hong Chengchou could directly lead troops from Henan to attack Shanxi and force him to return to aid.

He Huchen believed that Hong Chengchou would not have to come back to Shaanxi with such a headache, he could go to the hinterland of Shanxi and turn him upside down.

Even though the Ze and Lu defense lines are difficult to fight because of the terrain, it is entirely possible to attack Pingyang Mansion in Shanxi from Henan Mansion.

Even though the terrain in Shanxi is higher, the combat effectiveness of the Qin soldiers under Hong Chengchou's command is not weak.

He Huchen didn't know why He Jinzhao, who was always clear-headed, would make such a stupid move just to deal with the bandits in Henan and other places?

However, it is reasonable to send troops from the south of Shanxi to attack the hinterland of the Central Plains south, which can be condescending and powerful.

Relying on the high-speed maneuverability of the cavalry, He Jinzhao quickly broke through the ranks of the officers and soldiers, and went straight to Kaifeng or Luoyang.

Therefore, Hong Chengchou also made a lot of deployments to defend against the harassment of Shanxi hammer bandits, and his troops were dispersed.

It's not that he fought the Houjin Tartars. Although he won the battle, the elite hammer bandits suffered heavy losses, so they were unable to fight again in a short time.

This matter is testified by Cao Wenzhao's letter, as well as further supplementary details by Jiang Xiang.

Cao Wenzhao had personally explored the pit, and he had been rewarded for his visit. He Jinzhao had been transporting a large number of wounded to the rear.

Only then did Hong Chengchou safely dispatch a large number of troops to follow him out of Tongguan to carry out the emperor's order.

The main reason is that the Jiang family is a generation of frontier generals, especially Jiang Xiang's method of driving away wolves and making them both lose is very suitable for Hong Chengchou's taste.

From his point of view, Jiang Xiang was deliberately lying down, using He Jinzhao to seek greater benefits for himself.

Hong Chengchou didn't dislike this kind of behavior, he felt that he had to be in a high position without ability, but it would delay Daming the most.

Unfortunately, there are too many people like Daming now.

If he had some tricks and scheming, he would be able to save Daming more quickly if he was in a high position.

Hong Chengchou really admired Jiang Xiang a little bit.

It's just that before using him, there are still tests that should be done.

Shanxi is such a huge territory, where did He Jinzhao recruit so many troops to defend it?

Wait a minute, He Huchen's mind turned, could it be that He Jinzhao is really going to fight Tongguan?

Just when He Huchen and other officers and soldiers were puzzled.

In the Hammer bandit camp, another group of people came out and began to walk on the pontoon bridge.

Team after team of flags marched in an orderly manner without a trace of panic.

As an old soldier, just by watching the hammer bandits marching, he knew that He Jinzhao's title of chief coach of the 80 rebel army was really not for nothing.

Even if the officers and soldiers marched in a hurry, they couldn't be as orderly as the hammer bandits.

From this, it can be seen that the hammer bandits have excellent military discipline and there is no mess.

Especially when dealing with crossing the river, if they were really in a mess, He Huchen would really dare to lead the army out of the city to harass them.

But now, he's not sure.

He Huchen's eyes were full of incomprehension, Lieutenant General Shi Kaixian pointed at the Yellow River and shouted:
"Master, the Hammer Bandit's fleet is heading south, and it looks like it's headed for Tongguan."

If the hammer bandits control Tongguan, they can take advantage of the trend and enter Henan to stab Governor Hong's chrysanthemum.

Tongguan is dangerous, but it is only guarded by more than a thousand people from Tongguan Guards.

It is not so easy for He Jinzhao to capture Tongguan.

Putting down the binoculars in his hand, He Huchen frowned. He Jinzhao didn't want to occupy Shaanxi, but tried to mess with Hong Chengchou?

"Master, do we want to support Tongguan Guard?"

Hearing the deputy general's question, He Huchen glanced at him:
"If you dare to go, I will dare to send troops to you."

Lieutenant General Shi Kaixian fell silent for a while.

Master, isn't this bullying honest people?

As for the Hammer Bandit, even the big and small Cao can be defeated, let alone him, if he is appointed to go up, he will be sent to death.

Shi Kaixian was thinking that if the hammer bandits attacked Hancheng, we would move out the son of the master He Zan, who was in the high position of the hammer bandits.

With this relationship, when the brothers surrender, they will not lose their lives, and maybe they will still be able to eat and drink spicy food.

He Huchen didn't know what the people below thought, he just felt that the Hammer Bandit's arrival was not kind.

He couldn't figure out what He Jinzhao was thinking for a while, and he didn't even send a letter of surrender to the city.

To be honest, this is the most abnormal thing.

When He Jinzhao was weak back then, he was able to trick his own son into opposing the government.

Now that He Jinzhao's strength is getting stronger and stronger, it is impossible for him to have a chance to pull He Zan back.

He Huchen rubbed his brows with a headache, He Jinzhao must not do something to occupy the whole of Shaanxi.

Otherwise, he would not only occupy the east of the river, but also the west of the river, which would be larger than the territory used by Li Ke.

The most important thing is that most of the Mongols in the north obeyed his orders and did not need to guard against the attacks of nomads like Li Keyong.

The officers and soldiers on Hancheng watched the hammer bandit team go out outside the city, trembling.

Why have you walked for so long, and you haven't finished yet?

How many hammer bandits are there?

He Jinzhao rode on the horse, and Niu Youcai led the horse for him, with a handsome flag behind him.

Looking at the defenders on Hancheng again, as for He Huchen's thousands of people, let them hang out first.

After taking these military points, go back and slowly process them.

In other words, as long as Tongguan is conquered, He Huchen and others will have little choice.

"Set off."

Following He Jinzhao's order, the drums of the hammer bandit army roared.

(End of this chapter)