Crazy at the end of the Ming Dynasty

() "Calm down! Be sure to calm down!" Wu Shigong tried his best to calm down.Don't say anything, Wu Shigong immediately ordered the army to set up camp first.With this tortoise shell, at least he can stabilize the morale of his soldiers who are a little flustered because of unknown situations.

After his big tent was erected, Wu Shigong immediately entered the big tent with all his officers to discuss the next move of his Runing Battalion.

Said it was a discussion, but in fact it was Wu Shigong who was thinking hard at the beginning.And those officers didn't dare to make any noise, for fear of disturbing Wu Shigong's thoughts.

Returning to Henan, this option is definitely impossible to consider.If the current Runing Battalion retreats in fear of the enemy without being defeated in battle, wouldn't Wu Shigong think that he should die too quickly?

You know, Yangzhou Qijia and Yangzhou Salt Transport Envoy Guan Yin are collecting their own charges, and they want to provide them to the Chief Assistant Zhou Yanru as shells to attack him.Wu Shigong couldn't just send his charges over like this.

Then ignore the chaos in Shandong and rush to Shanhaiguan by detour?After thinking about it again and again, Wu Shigong also felt that this option was not acceptable.Not to mention that he might encounter the mutinous army along the way, even if he didn't meet the army, Wu Shigong actually didn't want to rush to Shanhaiguan to fight the Tartars.

At this time, Wu Shigong found a bright spot.If I used the reason to wipe out the Shandong rebel army, wouldn't it be justifiable to avoid going to Liaodong to fight?Anyway, the combat effectiveness of the mutiny army is always weaker than that of the Tartars.Therefore, Wu Shigong suddenly felt like a blessing in disguise.

This lifted Wu Shigong's spirits, and his thinking began to become clear.Now there is only one way to stay in Shandong and wipe out the rebel army.

But first of all, it is necessary to judge the strength of the mutiny army.That's simple. After the mutiny of the rebel army, the whole Shandong was in chaos.You must know that Wu Shigong has already found out that the rebel army first mutinied in the northwest of Shandong, and in just a few days, it spread to Wu Shigong's place.

And Wu Shigong's current location is in the southwestern part of Shandong.Therefore, Wu Shigong judged that the strength of the rebel army was at least not weaker than his own, and the number might far exceed his own.If I rush forward to fight against that chaotic army, the best result is a situation where both sides will suffer.

Now Wu Shigong's Runing camp is about to open to a delicate position.That is, you can't stay too far away from the chaotic army, that will show that the Runing camp is passively avoiding the battle and giving people a handle.He also couldn't get too close to that chaotic army. In case of a melee, Wu Shigong didn't want his Runing Battalion to inexplicably lose strength.

So now the most important thing is to judge the position of the chaos army.But this question gave Wu Shigong a headache again.

Wu Shigong knew that the rebel army came from Denglai.But where is Denglai in the Ming Dynasty?Wu Shigong didn't know at all.If it is the current place name, such as Jiaodong Peninsula, Yantai, Qingdao, etc., Wu Shigong might still know it.But now Wu Shigong can't compare the place names of the Ming Dynasty with the modern place names at all.

Besides, this rebel army was only from Denglai, and they mutinied on the way to the north. Wu Shigong still doesn't know where they mutinied.

Wu Shigong now knows that they mutinied in the northern areas of Jinan Prefecture and Qingzhou Prefecture.But there is only one mansion away from Wu Shigong's current place, and the distance is not too far. If the rebellious army faces his direction, the two armies will meet in a few days.You know, at that time, the lame Li Lu crossed two mansions and fled to Wu Shigong's Qianhusuo fortress, and it took only two days.

Then there is no need to think too much, Wu Shigong knew that his officers were eagerly waiting for his next order.At this time, there is no time to hesitate.Different from the fables in life, there is a famous saying in the military: It is better to try to move in the wrong direction than to hesitate to move in the right direction.

So Wu Shigong immediately ordered: "Now, everyone, go to your army to make arrangements so that all soldiers eat and rest immediately after setting up the camp. And prepare two dry rations and put them in dry ration bags."

"Today at midnight, all the troops set off and marched straight to Ningyang County. Tomorrow morning, no matter what happens to Ningyang County, we must attack the county and defend it. We will talk about it after investigating the situation in the four weeks."

The county seat of Wu Shiwen's magistrate is Ningyang County, Shandong Province.Wu Shigong judged that no matter how fast the rebel army moved, it would be too late to reach Ningyang County tonight.

And through the conversation with Wu Shiwen, Wu Shigong also knew that the rioters who scared Wu Shiwen to abandon the city might not be the army, but the rioters who took advantage of the chaos to make chaos outside Ningyang County.Therefore, Wu Shigong decided to occupy this county first, and find a foothold for his Runing camp first.

There is no way for Wu Shigong to do this. In this situation where he does not understand the external situation and rumors are flying around, no city will take in Wu Shigong, a passing army who does not understand the details.And Wu Shigong's Runing Camp entered Ningyang County, where his fifth elder brother Wu Shiwen was the county magistrate, so the problem of entering would always be resolved.However, no matter how strong the camp built by Runing Camp was, it was not as strong as the city walls of Ningyang County.

Besides, Wu Shigong also has a way out in doing so.His Runing Battalion marched at night, and if they encountered that rebel army, or that rebellious army had already occupied Ningyang County, then Wu Shigong's Runing Battalion could still take advantage of the darkness to retreat without being caught by the rebellious army. The army is entangled.It can also be seen that Wu Shigong paid close attention to the benefits of night marches and night battles.

All the officers immediately promised to lead the order and left.And this discussion was completely Wu Shigong's one-man show, and the other officers didn't say a word at all.

It can be seen from this that, not to mention that Wu Shigong's plan is also very reasonable, the more important reason is that Wu Shigong's prestige has already been established in the hearts of the officers of the Runing Battalion.This is the confidence he gave to those officers after each victory.

The orders issued by Wu Shigong now will never happen again, as when Wu Shigong just left the capital, those officers did not trust Wu Shigong's military ability.

The next step is to convince Wu Shiwen and those officials and gentry.This matter did not cost Wu Shigong any more words at all.With the Ming army from the Runing Camp to help defend, who would want to leave their hometown and leave the county they are familiar with?And the way of escape is not necessarily very safe.

Besides, officials like Wu Shiwen are also responsible for defending the city. It is always a crime for them to abandon the city and flee.But if he returned to Ningyang County now and left in such a short time, he would always find some reason to make it through.

Under Wu Shigong's order, the military machinery of the Runing Battalion began to be fully activated. Seeing the soldiers of the Runing Battalion preparing in an orderly manner, the hearts of officials and gentry like Wu Shiwen also settled down.

There is no need to elaborate on the matter of eating and resting and getting up and marching in the middle of the night. Officials like Wu Shiwen can only get up in the middle of the night and act together with Wu Shigong's Runing Battalion.What is weak and sick, at this time, no one thinks about these situations anymore.

When the cock crowed, the army arrived at Ningyang County.What surprised Wu Shigong and the others was that the gates of the entire county were wide open. It seemed that because of the escape of the officials, the entire county fell into a state of chaos last night, and no one even paid attention to such a major event as closing the gates.

However, Wu Shigong was still very careful. He first sent a small group of cavalry into the county for reconnaissance, and reported that the entire county was dark and quiet.Wu Shigong no longer hesitated, he immediately ordered the whole army to march into Ningyang County.