Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 249

Let's say that Wang Yan's army returned from victory and marched outside the city of Yuezhou, only to find that He Tengjiao sent [-] troops to station in Yuezhou, but they were blocked outside the city instead.

Why did He Tengjiao come here?All the soldiers knew it very well, so the more than 7 Ming troops were no longer as happy as before, and a burst of resentment spread rapidly in the army.

Competing for military exploits is the most hated thing in the army. The soldiers looked at the ashes of their comrades hanging around their necks, and their faces were full of anger.

Wang Yan's old subordinates looked coldly at the big flag fluttering on the city wall, while the soldiers who had been reorganized from the Shun Army revealed bursts of murderous intent in their eyes.

As far as Li Guo, Gao Yigong and others were concerned, they had been squeezed out by He Tengjiao before, and they traveled from the hinterland of Hunan to the area of ​​northern Hunan.

In the first battle of Jingzhou, it was because He Tengjiao easily gave up Yuezhou all the way, so that the back of the Shun army was copied, and 30 horses lost 20. What's more hateful is that more than [-] family members were also killed by Qing soldiers.

Although the Shun Army has now been reorganized by Wang Yan and has become the official army of the Ming Dynasty, Li Guo, Gao Yigong and others are all Marquises and ministers with He Tengjiao, but in the eyes of Li Guo and others, He Tengjiao is not worthy of their reliance If possible, they hope that they will never have any intersection with He Tengjiao again.

It's just that Li Guo and the others can avoid trouble with He Tengjiao, but He Tengjiao himself broke into the door.

Now that Shunjun joined the Duke of Chu, he managed to turn things around and drove the Qing soldiers back to the front line of Wuchang. He Tengjiao took over the city that the brothers worked so hard to build. Isn't this bullying and addiction, and he came to take credit from them again?

Looking at the army, Wang Yan secretly hated He Tengjiao. Before, he tried every means to persuade him to send troops to the north, but he was rejected.

When Wang Yan fought the Qing army, as long as he sent some soldiers, Yuezhou would not be beaten so badly, and the eunuch Zhang Kuang would not be martyred.

He Tengjiao wanted credit so much, so he could have sent troops earlier. If Wang Yan could have an extra [-] troops in the battle of Hukou, wouldn't he be able to annihilate Luck Dehun in one fell swoop?

Now that Wang Yan has driven the Qing soldiers back to Wuchang, He Tengjiao shamelessly shared the credit. Wang Yan couldn't help asking, "You want merit so much, why did you go there before?"

At this time, Wang Yan reined in his horse in front of the city with an angry expression on his face, and all the more than 7 Ming troops behind him stopped immediately, and the whole army exuded bursts of murderous aura.

The spring breeze is blowing, the flags are flying, and the [-] troops stand outside the city according to the battalion number, with guns like forests, flags like clouds, and shields like walls.

On Yuezhou City, in the newly rebuilt tower, He Tengjiao looked at the Ming army lined up outside the city, his mind tightened, and he said to Fu Shangrui with a melancholy expression: "Xizheng, Wang Yan defeated Luck Dehun, his soldiers Wei Zhengsheng, this governor occupies Yuezhou like this, will he attack this governor in a fit of anger~"

Since the Southern Ming Dynasty, it has been common for the generals of various towns, between the army and the localities to attack each other. For example, Gao Jie attacked Yangzhou, Liu Liangzuo attacked Huai'an, Huang Degong attacked Gao Jie, etc., all of which were internal strife among various forces in the Ming Dynasty. , Even the imperial court can't intervene, and can only comfort all parties with good words.

He Tengjiao could understand the anger in Wang Yan's heart, so he was not unreasonable to be worried. Besides, Wang Yan had fought against Quanzhou and had internal strife with Zheng Zhilong.

Fu Shangrui stared at the army outside the city and frowned slightly. He had to admit that Wang Yan's soldiers and horses could keep tens of thousands of people silent. They were indeed exceptionally elite, but what about the elite?The battles in the Ming Dynasty's officialdom are more about brains than force. "Don't worry, Supervisor. You are the Governor of Huguang in the Ming Dynasty. You are deeply trusted by the emperor. Unless Wang Yan is ready to surrender, he will never dare to act rashly~"

He Tengjiao said worriedly: "Why is this? Wang Yan attacked Quanzhou in a fit of rage and robbed Zheng Zhilong of several million taels of silver."

"The present is not the past. The reason why Wang Yan dared to offend Zheng Zhilong was because he knew that Zheng Zhilong couldn't do anything to him, so he was confident." Fu Shangrui comforted: "Although Wang Yan's army has won a great victory, it is actually at the end of its strength. Not only has he been fighting for a long time, but he also lacks food, grass, and money. He dragged Wu Jinxi and Yan Qiheng south to buy grain, and now he is being held in Changsha by subordinate officials, and the lifeblood of his army is in the hands of the supervisor, so why should the supervisor be worried?"

"Oh? Seriously?" He Tengjiao couldn't help raising his brows when he heard the words, "If Wang Yan can control his salary, then Wang Yan really won't be able to make trouble."

"That's right~" Fu Shangrui said with a smile: "Wang Yan's parents and family members are all under the supervision of the supervisor. As long as he is not a stunned young man, he will know how to weigh the pros and cons and make the right choice. Besides, the supervisor is here to share the burden for him. Ting's pressure is also good for him, isn't it?"

After hearing this, He Tengjiao felt a little more at ease, "The memorandum of the governor has been reported, and His Majesty intends to promote the governor to be the Duke of the state, so this time we must persuade Wang Yan not to make trouble for the governor. The governor will hand it over to Xizheng, and after the matter is completed, the governor will definitely reward you."

"Haha~" Fu Shangrui laughed and bowed: "In that case, the next official will thank the supervisor first."

At this time, Wang Yan's soldiers and horses had already lined up outside the city, but the gate of Yuezhou City had never been opened, and no officials came out to greet him, which made Wang Yan's heart even colder.

For a long time, Wang Yan raised his soldiers heavily and enforced military discipline in order to change the world's understanding of the army, change the soldiers' perception of themselves, and make the soldiers feel proud of their identities.

But the soldiers were on the battlefield, desperate to kill the enemy, and after they returned from victory, they received such indifferent treatment. They were indeed defending such a governor. How could they feel honored?

As the commander-in-chief, Wang Yan should seek justice for the [-] soldiers no matter what.

At this time, Wang Yan couldn't help but cast a cold look at the sentry cavalry, and Zhou Zebin, a hundred cavalrymen, galloped out immediately.

He galloped to the closed city gate, reined in his horse, turned half a circle in front of the city gate, and shouted loudly: "The Duke of Chu has returned victorious, and you will not open the city gate to welcome him."

On the tower, Fu Shangrui gave a Ming soldier a wink, and the Ming general poked his head out a little timidly, "Your Excellency has an order, the day for the reorganization of the Shun army is still short, and the banditry is hard to get rid of. For the sake of Yuezhou City Stable, please also ask the Duke of Chu to garrison outside the city, and then bring a hundred guards into the city to meet each other."

In Wang Yan's army, Li Guo and Gao Yigong's expressions suddenly changed when they heard the words, feeling the great humiliation in their hearts, they got off their horses one after another, and knelt down in front of Wang Yan.

In the city tower, Fu Shangrui couldn't help but sneered when he saw this.

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