Be the emperor from the postman

Chapter 874 Soldiers Surround Xi'an (Two in One)

Lu Xiangsheng's arrangement was very appropriate, and he was going to take advantage of his illness to kill him and completely end the intruder Gao Yingxiang.

According to Lu Xiangsheng's intention is to take advantage of the victory to pursue and wipe out the enemy on the border of Henan and Chu.

But Wang Mengyin and Song Zushun were mediocre, incompetent and arrogant. They refused to obey orders, and the south of the Han River was undefended!

All of a sudden, Gao Yingxiang, who was exhausted, easily crossed the Han River from Yangpitan, Guanghua County, and entered Xunyang, thus getting rid of Lu Xiangsheng's siege and interception.

In the season when Gao Yingxiang was defeated, another rebel army from Henan also entered the mountains on the border of Henan and Chu, echoed him from afar, and pulled the officers and soldiers from each other, which gave him a breathing space.

There was no incident on the Central Plains battlefield.

Zhang Fengyi, Minister of the Ministry of War, couldn't help cheering when he received the good news from Lu Xiangsheng earlier.

Big things can be decided!

Lu Xiangsheng is so handsome and talented, he must be able to make persistent efforts.

But Zhang Fengyi's sip of milk, which was originally a sure thing, has become full of loopholes.

Of course, Gao Yingxiang didn't know about Gao Yingxiang's escape from the encirclement.

Zhang Fengyi also suggested to Chongzhen how to better eliminate Gao Yingxiang.

The three governors of Henan, Xunyang, and Shaanxi each guarded their guards to prevent a thief from overflowing.

The governor of Huguang moved to the border and listened to Hou Yuan's orders, and let the governor and Li lead the main force into the mountains to encircle and suppress, in order to wipe them all out!

Chongzhen approved this proposal and ordered the two of them to level up Gao Yingxiang within five months.

Although Hong Chengchou is leading an army to wait for an opportunity to attack Shanxi, Tongguan has been lost, so it is better to strangle Gao Yingxiang first.

As long as it succeeds, the arrogance of the rebels will definitely be gone.

Daming can once again prove to the world that any rebel who dares to show his face will be killed exclusively!
From Wang Er, Wang Jiayin, and Wang Ziyong at the beginning, to Gao Yingxiang today, they have always been treated this way.

Zhang Fengyi's suggestion was very good, of course it was very good on paper, even Lu Xiangsheng's order to visit in person was not fully implemented by someone under his command.

Not to mention his orders issued by the imperial court thousands of miles away.

Once the action is paid, it starts to become full of loopholes.

The northern cavalry led by Lu Xiangsheng, such as Zu Kuan, Zu Dale, and Wu Guojun, were accustomed to galloping in the plains and were not good at fighting in the mountains.

The remnants of Gao Yingxiang ran to the mountains to hide.

The imperial court wanted them to enter the mountains to encircle and suppress, but Zu Kuan, Zu Dale, and Wu Guojun were unwilling, and they all stood still, wanting to return north with Li Chongzhen!
After fighting for so long, they were never allowed to go home to reunite with their families, and the soldiers felt resentful from the bottom of their hearts.

What's more, we won the battle and took a lot of benefits.

Always put it outside, who can rest assured?

It's business to go home quickly.

There are not a few cases where soldiers of the Ming Dynasty mutinied because they wanted to go home.

Especially if it wasn't for the local soldiers not following Premier Lu's orders, we would have captured Gao Yingxiang and returned directly to the capital.

Still need to go deep into the mountains and old forests?
Ji Liaoxiong's soldiers had complaints in their hearts, but the real numbers were normal.

After all, it is very difficult for guest soldiers to be welcomed by local officials, and I wish they could get out of here quickly!
Although Lu Xiangsheng was good at controlling his subordinates, he felt quite helpless about it.

He could only find reasons for a few of his subordinates, and report back to His Majesty about the difficulty of searching for them in the mountains.

On the border between Henan and Chu, there are huge mountains, deep forests and dense grass, and horses cannot enter. Our soldiers climbed trees and climbed over cliffs, traveling thirty or forty miles a day.

Donkeys and chariots were not allowed to enter, so each of them had to carry two buckets of rice to go with the army, and the food was exhausted in ten days.

If a thousand soldiers enter the mountain, 1000 people need to carry food, and if ten thousand people enter the mountain, ten thousand people need to carry food. Once more than ten days, the soldiers and civilians will starve to death together.

Today's difficult situation has caused Lu Xiangsheng a headache and is very embarrassing.

On the one hand, it was because the emperor issued a five-month deadline, and on the other hand, he beat Gao Yingxiang painfully, but did not kill him.

This person refused to take risks easily and hid directly in the mountains.

It is absolutely impossible to catch him in a short time.

Lu Xiangsheng rushed from Nanyang to Xiangyang to discuss the encirclement and suppression with Huguang governor Wang Mengyin.

In just ten days, Lu Xiangsheng commanded day and night, so that his eyes were swollen and he was tired, and he didn't dare to rest for a while.

He considered that the mountains in Junzhou, Gucheng, and the northwest of Xiangyang were steep and narrow, all of which were cliffs and trails, and the cavalry traveled southward.

So Wu Guojun and others were transferred to Jingzhou to defend the interior of Jingxiang, and ordered the general Qin Yiming, deputy general Yang Shien, Lei Shisheng and other infantry to enter the mountain to encircle and suppress.

He also dispatched Zu Dale to go to Neixiang, and the governors of Zhejiang, Sichuan and Henan suppressed it.

However, Chen Biqian, the governor of Henan Province, made it clear that he did not want Zu Dale to go there on the pretext that the Zhechuan rebels had already escaped into the surrounding mountainous areas, making it difficult for Zu Dale's cavalry to ride, and the supply of food and wages was difficult.

He suggested that Lu Xiangsheng temporarily store this "powerful army" in Jingxiang, and wait for the opportunity to move.

When Ming won a little bit of victory, internal fighting was inevitably re-established as the first thing to do.

After Lu Xiangsheng thought about it seriously, he thought that Zu Dale, Zu Kuan, Li Chongzhen, and Wu Guojun had made many military exploits in the Central Plains. Now it is difficult for them to enter the mountains to suppress bandits, and it is also inconvenient for them to sit in separate positions. He asked the emperor how to dispatch them.

After discussing with the Ministry of War, he brought the ball back and asked Lu Xiangsheng to arrange it.

Lu Xiangsheng could only be transferred to the north gradually in the name of Guan Ning's shift change.

After Hong Chengchou heard the news, he immediately asked for instructions to call Zu Kuan and Li Chongzhen to help me.

Immediately, he used the cheap power of action given to him by the emperor to transfer the two first, and then asked Chongzhen for approval.

Hong Chengchou was very unhappy at this time.

He led troops stationed in Luoyang, Xin'an, and Mianchi, waiting for an opportunity to invade southern Shanxi.

But this time it did hit a hard nail.

The commander opposite knew Hong Chengchou's methods very well. He fought three times and was beaten back by the hammer bandit.

It wasn't until Hong Chengchou sent out a letter inviting him to return to the imperial court that he knew who his opponent was.

Zhang Fuzhen, the former governor of Yansui.

In the past when it came to suppressing the thieves in Qin, the top three in terms of merit were Hong Chengchou, Zhang Fuzhen, and Chen Qiyu.

Chen Qiyu was imprisoned because of the Chaxiangxia incident, and he originally wanted to send him to the border guards.

As a result, Fengyang, the central capital, was burned by bandits. Chongzhen, in a rage, saw that he wanted to send Chen Qiyu away, so he ordered a batch of imperial pens, so that he could wait and reflect in prison.

Hong Chengchou took over the mess left by Chen Qiyu, so that he went to suppress the bandits because he was concurrently the governor of the five provinces, and lost his basic base in Shaanxi.

Zhang Fuzhen was forced to jump into the river early on, and according to the official statement of Ming Dynasty, he committed suicide!

For this reason, Chongzhen specially ordered Zhang Fuzhen to enter the temple!
Now he has indeed become the right-hand man of the hammer bandits.

Hong Chengchou didn't know what to say.

Originally, he wanted to play some emotional cards, but earlier he wanted to use Zhang Fuzhen to become a spy buried next to He Jinzhao.

Seeing that He Jinzhao trusted him so much now, Zhang Fuzhen might not be bothered to be Daming's spy anymore.

He decided to stabilize Zhang Fuzhen first, and wait until Guan Ning's cavalry arrived before raiding Shanxi.

Zhang Fuzhen naturally received the letter sent by Hong Chengchou and snorted.

What Hong Chengchou thought, he knew clearly in his mind.

Now playing the emotional card of playing for Daming, nothing will work.

What's the point of going back to Daming after staying in the Den of Thieves for too long?
In short, Daming is hopeless!

A large number of vested interests represented by Chongzhen will not give up their efforts.

When he trained the Yansui officers and soldiers and the household registration of the people, it took him almost a year, but he didn't figure it out.

On the contrary, after joining the Hammer Bandits, the officials under He Jinchao acted quickly and sorted out the household registration accurately. It only took a few days.

In the entire Shanxi Province, it can be said that everyone has registered, and there is no way to miss a single person.

Whether it is the military discipline, training level of the soldiers, or even the common people, Zhang Fuzhen has a new feeling.

The longer he was with the hammer bandits, the easier it was for Zhang Fuzhen to discover the reason.

When he was rectifying Yansui, there were too many gentry landlords and military officer landlords obstructing you.

In other words, it's not obstruction, they are taking advantage of the chaos to seek more benefits for their own family.

The matter of hiding the population alone is enough for you to investigate for three to five years, and you may not understand how much manpower you have hidden under your rule.

They are crazily digging up the foundation of Daming.

On the other hand, Zhang Fuzhen felt that the hammer bandits were much better than Daming, at least in terms of system.

You don't have to be a scholar to have a chance to stand out.

Goodbye to Hong Chengchou, Zhang Fuzhen has more confidence.

This is the enormous confidence that his group brings to him.

The Hammer bandits are like the sun rising at eight or nine o'clock, and looking at Daming, there is only some afterglow left.

Looking at Hong Chengchou's letter, Zhang Fuzhen shook his head, sure enough, it was still the same, it was nothing more than a promise from an official.

Then there are the old threats, hoping that you will make the right choice.

But what are these useful for?
Even if he sent the officers and soldiers into Shanxi, he wanted to do some tricks to break away from He Jinchao and submit to Daming.

The Hammer bandits will also control him instead of letting him control the army.

Zhang Fuzhen put down Hong Chengchou's letter and began to write to his lord, reporting the situation at hand.

Since He Jinzhao conquered Tongguan, after a short rest for a day, he led a team of 3000 people to Huayin, Kehua Prefecture, Weinan, Lintong and other counties, and went straight to Xi'an.

The road was unimpeded, because there was no strong city in the pass.

But there is no situation where there is no such thing as eating pot pulp.

After all, the gang of thieves has been doing harm to Shaanxi for several years. The common people died or fled.

There are also not a few people who have their heads borrowed by the officers and soldiers as military meritorious service.

The common people in the Qin land have no good senses for officers, soldiers and bandits.

When the hammer bandits passed by, only a few large and medium landlords ran into the county town to escape.

He Jinchao just sent messengers to shoot the news of the capture of Tongguan into He Huchen's troops who were firmly guarding Hancheng.

No one came to save him, so he died early and enjoyed it early.

Otherwise, don't look at you as the father of a general under my command, if it wasn't the result of the battlefield uprising and defection, then I would also send you to the black coal mine to mine.

Gao Yigong conquered Jingyang, and the northern and southern armies regrouped under the city of Xi'an.

Wu Dading had already laid the groundwork before, and after he pretended to besiege Xi'an, he quickly rushed to Baoji and Dasanguan.

Control the roads from Hanzhong to Shaanxi and other places.

In this way, even if Hong Chengchou had an excellent army like Zhuge Wuhou, he would not be able to conquer Baoji in a short time.

Wang Nanfang gave He Jinchao a detailed introduction to the situation of the defenders in Xi'an City.

It was Yang Lin, the commander-in-chief of Guyuan (Shaanxi), who was guarding the city of Xi'an.

The city of Xi'an is as solid as a rock.

It is three feet five feet high and two feet one foot wide. The masonry at the root of the city is like a rock, and it is several feet deep into the ground.

Wang Nanfang tried to attack, as if bombarding with artillery to increase the fear of the officers and soldiers in the city.

Then they sent people to dig a tunnel, thinking about blasting the city wall, and then rushed in.

As a result, the city wall was very strong, but the shattered stones splashed outwards, injuring the hammer bandits.

Nothing happened to the officers and soldiers defending the city, except that they were shocked mentally by the thunderstorm.

At the same time, Yang Lin encouraged the soldiers, and the city of Xi'an was as solid as gold.

As long as Governor Hong returns from Tongguan, we will deal with He Jinzhao with words like closing the door and beating dogs to encourage the soldiers.

Whether they bombarded with artillery or set off explosives, it was useless.

He Jinzhao didn't have any ideas for a while, so he turned around and thought about going there himself to see if there were any weaknesses.

However, Yang Lin, the general soldier in Xi'an, saw more and more hammer bandits gathering outside the city, and his face was completely devoid of smiles, and turned into a serious expression.

If the Hammer bandits attacked by force and climbed up without thinking, Yang Lin didn't know how many lives would be cost, but he couldn't resist such ruthlessness.

Regardless of the width of the moat outside Xi'an, it is definitely not something that ordinary pedals can cross.

The city wall is so tall that even ordinary ladders cannot climb it.

But there has never been a city that cannot be conquered in the world.

The guard force of the entire city of Xi'an is very weak.

In addition to Yang Lin's own 3000 troops, there were also [-] Sichuan soldiers left behind by Chen Qiyu to assist in the defense.

Of course, there is also the unimportant Gansu General Soldier Yang Jiamo, and his small group of defeated soldiers.

More and more hammer bandits gathered outside the city, and the soldiers of the Ming army on the city wall couldn't hide their fear.

Even though the news of Cao Wenzhao's death has not come back, the story of He Jinzhao's defeat of General Cao has long been spread among the military circles in Shaanxi.

After all, the names of the uncle and nephew are very famous.

He Jinzhao stepped on the heads of the two of them to gain a greater reputation, and it was difficult not to be remembered.

"Master." Sichuan soldier General Wang Genzi whispered:
"The hammer bandits are powerful, and our army's morale is unstable. We still have to distribute some money to boost morale."

"Yeah!" Yang Lin nodded again and again: "You are a fucking genius, the question is where does the money come from?"

Wang Genzi pointed to the mansion of King Qin in the middle of Xi'an City:
"Master, in the entire city of Xi'an, who is as rich as King Qin?"

It is said that King Qin is the richest prince in the world, with millions of dollars in wealth.

Without waiting for Yang Lin to speak, Feng Shikong on the side rebuked angrily:
"You kid still dare to play King Qin's idea, and you don't want to live anymore?"

"It is precisely because he wants to live that he has the idea of ​​King Qin." Wang Genzi said indifferently:

"The hammer bandits are so powerful that our army is hard to defend against them. If we don't send money and food, if someone wants to surrender to the hammer bandits, wouldn't it be bad for our army?
Besides, aren't our five thousand brothers protecting him, King Qin?

If the city of Xi'an is captured by hammer bandits, I can't guarantee whether he will survive.

But if King Qin is alive, he can only sweep the streets, and even go to the coal mines. "

What Wang Genzi said also made sense.

Yang Lin waved his hand to signal his confidant not to talk too much, he had to think about this matter.

If he can't support Governor Hong to come to help, then he will die anyway.

In the current situation, it is better to hold the city of Xi'an in your own hands first, so that even if it is a negotiation, you will have a bargaining chip!

(End of this chapter)