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Chapter 185 The world is shocked (please subscribe)

Yan'an government office.

Song Shilun, the prefect of Yan'an, was walking restlessly back and forth in the lobby of the government office, sighing as he walked, which reflected his bad mood.

Bad news has been coming recently. First, Shaanxi Dusi failed to attack the Shenmu defense line. It is said that he lost more than half a man. In the past two days, there were broken troops and news that Jiazhou was lost.

Song Shilun was extremely anxious after hearing the news. When the civil unrest in Shaanxi was at its worst in the past two years, only Mizhi and other county towns in northern Shaanxi were captured, while the state capital was not lost.

He hurriedly sent Cui Zhixiao, a colleague of Yan'an Prefecture, to inquire about the news. He must find out the situation. Now he is anxiously waiting for the news.

Suddenly, the lobby door was pushed open, and Cui Tongzhi hurriedly walked in.

Seeing his frown, Song Shilun's heart suddenly dropped, but he still asked with fantasy: "How is the situation?"

"Master Fu, the situation is very bad. It has been confirmed that Jiazhou has been lost. The counter-rebellion army led by Peng Dusi was defeated by Lin Feng's rebels and has retreated north." Cui Zhixiaohui reported.

Song Shilun was shocked when he heard this. He sat down with a stunned expression and said dejectedly: "It's over. The whole of northern Shaanxi is now desolate, and Yan'an Prefecture may not be able to defend it."

"Master Fu, you have to cheer up. Although most of the soldiers and horses of the Yan'an Guard have been taken away, there are still hundreds of officers and soldiers left to guard the city. With the mobilization of some strong people, the matter is not completely impossible." Cui Zhixiao persuaded.

"Hey, Zhixiao, we are not only short of troops but also have no money. The treasury is empty, and the little money we have is given to Peng Dusi as military expenses. Recruiting people and arranging supplies to defend the city, there is no need to spend money." Song Shilun complained.

"Master Fu, we can only collect donations from the big families in the city to collect some money to defend the city." Cui Zhixiao suggested.

"That's the only way it can be, Zhixiao, go and do this." Song Shilun said, obviously wanting to lie down.

"Yes!" Cui Zhixiao went out helplessly.

Xi'an, Shaanxi.

This time, the city of Jiazhou fell and the counter-rebellion army was defeated. It took eight hundred miles to spread the news immediately, and there was no need to cover it up. This was no longer something that Shaanxi Province could handle.

Therefore, in just two days, the three major yamen of Shaanxi Province, the Shaanxi Governor's Department, and the Shaanxi Procuratorate Department all received urgent military information.

Several yamen suddenly became confused. Although Xi'an was still nearly 800 kilometers away, no one felt that Xi'an was definitely safe this time.

Peng Qing took away 10,000 elite troops from Xi'an's vanguard, left guard, and right guard, leaving only five or six thousand troops and horses, and their combat effectiveness was even worse.

Peng Dadu was defeated, and the defeat was so complete that all the officials in Xi'an were frightened. Letters asking for help were sent to Sun Chuanting, the governor of Shaanxi, and Hong Chengchou, the governor of Shaanxi and the three sides.

Of course Jing Xiaoyan also received the news at the governor's mansion, but this time he was shocked differently.

The last time he received a letter from Lin Feng, he felt that Lin Feng's rebellion was seeking his own death. Although he did not hand over the letter after considering various factors, he never thought that he would seek refuge with Lin Feng in the future.

For recommending Lin Feng as the magistrate of Fugu County, Governor Sun had been reprimanded by the court and fined half a year's salary.

Governor Sun has not returned from the war abroad, so he has not said what to do with him. But Jing Xiaoyan already felt that other people in the governor's office had already looked at him coldly, and even the scribes only treated him coldly.

After receiving the message today, he felt that he might really go to Lin Feng to find a job one day.

Beijing, Forbidden City. Emperor Chongzhen was reviewing memorials in the Qianqing Palace. He was afraid that the eunuchs would collude with foreign officials to deceive them, so he always had to do everything personally and read every memorial.

However, in recent years, the situation across the country has become increasingly difficult. Every day has become more chaotic, and all kinds of documents sent to the palace every day fall on the imperial desk like snowflakes.

There were so many memorials that he couldn't read them, so he adopted the method used in the Song Dynasty, which was to ask the Secretary of General Affairs to write out the reasons on yellow paper when receiving the documents, stick them on the front, which is called yellow paper, and then write a summary of the contents on yellow paper. Sticking it on the back is called sticking yellow.

In this way, he can look at the introduction and labeling of pornography first, and does not need to read the full text in detail for the less important ones. Urgent military reports and reports were brought to the palace as soon as they arrived, and were often delivered in person by various ministries.

Despite this method, Emperor Chongzhen still had endless paperwork to deal with every day, and often went to bed after the third watch, or even stayed up all night. Today, he did not leave the imperial court for the whole afternoon.

At this time, the accompanying eunuch came in and reported: "Your Majesty, Mr. Yang Ge from the Ministry of War is here."

When the Minister of War came over, there must be an urgent military situation. Emperor Chongzhen couldn't help but twitch his left eye, as if he had a premonition of some bad news.

"Let him come in." Chongzhen said tiredly, taking the opportunity to stop writing, press his temples with his fingers, and relax.

At this time, Chongzhen had great trust in Yang Sichang and always considered him to be his loyal minister who was deeply loyal to the country. He was also knowledgeable and resourceful, and was beyond the reach of ordinary ministers. Therefore, he often discussed military and state affairs with him.

Seeing Yang Sichang walking in, Chongzhen said: "Wen Ruo is here, but is there any new news about the suppression of Li Thief?"

He is now most concerned about Hong Chengchou and others' efforts to exterminate Li Zicheng, fearing that something will go wrong.

"Your Majesty, the annihilation of the Li thieves went smoothly, but something big happened again in Shaanxi. Just after receiving the urgent report from Babaili, Lin Feng, the rebellious magistrate of Fugu County, captured Jiazhou, and the rebels were in great power. It has surpassed Thief Li."

"What! Lin Feng captured the city!" Emperor Chongzhen stood up in shock.

Then he asked: "Didn't it say that the Shaanxi Dusi has organized a counter-rebellion?"

"Your Majesty, Peng Qing, the capital of Shaanxi Province, summoned 15,000 troops to go to Shenmu to exterminate the forest thieves. They lost the battle and the counter-rebellion army was almost wiped out. Peng Qing only led a few troops and retreated to Yulin City." Yang Sichang continued to report. road.

"Trash, trash! Immediately take the royal guards and hold them accountable." Emperor Chongzhen roared. Fifteen thousand people went to fight against two or three thousand rebels, and the entire army was annihilated and the city was lost. This is nothing but trash.

"Your Majesty, please calm down. There is currently a shortage of soldiers and horses in Shaanxi, and there is no suitable person to lead the army. Wei Chen suggested that Peng Qing Dai Zui lead the army to stabilize the defense line around Yulin City first. In addition, troops need to be mobilized to Shaanxi as soon as possible. Beiping is in chaos." Yang Sichang suggested.

"Deploy troops, mobilize troops, do we still have troops to mobilize?" Emperor Chongzhen was still furious.

"Your Majesty, this time the rebels captured the city, the world will definitely be shaken. Moreover, Thief Lin is different from ordinary thieves. He is the county magistrate who launched an army to rebel. He has his own stable rear base. It is reported that he can also produce his own firecrackers, etc. Firearms belong to sitting bandits, and the threat is far greater than that of rogue bandits, so we must attach great importance to them and eliminate them in time." Yang Sichang analyzed.

"Tell us, Wen Ruo, what troops can be mobilized to suppress the rebellion? Also, will the rebels attack a larger city next and cause the entire northern Shaanxi to be lost?" Emperor Chongzhen asked.

"Weichen carefully checked the military report and found that the Lin bandits used internal response methods to seize the city. Their overall strength should not be large. The more cities they occupy, the easier it is to spread the strength. In fact, it will help us to destroy them. .

As for what troops to deploy, there are still many troops that the imperial court can fight. For example, the Guanning Army in Liaodong, Sun Chuanting's Qin Army, Lu Xiangsheng's Tianxiong Army, and Governor Hong's army can all be deployed. The army still needs to be summed up. "Yang Sichang replied.

"Then let's convene the cabinet and relevant ministries to figure out how to quell the rebellion." Chongzhen explained.

(End of this chapter)