Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 266 Decided to send troops
He Tengjiao's tribe was blocked in Yuezhou by Wang Yan for two months, relying on only one city, but had to raise [-] soldiers. Although Wang Yan had put some food and grass in Yuezhou before, but at this time they were stretched.

He Tengjiao didn't believe in rogue bandits, and used southerners more. Therefore, among the [-] Ming troops in Yuezhou, the treatment of each department was inevitably divided into kinship and estrangement.

At first, the treatment of Hao Yaoqi, Wang Jincai, and Ma Jinzhong was not bad, and it was several times better than that of the Shun Army who was pushed north by He Tengjiao, which made them feel very fortunate that they could follow He Tengjiao instead of following Du Yinxi endured hardships in northern Hunan.

It's just that Hao Yaoqi and others didn't rejoice for a long time, and the situation changed when Wang Yan entered Chu and led Li Guo, Gao Yigong and other troops to fight the Qing soldiers one after another.

In just a few months, Li Guo, Gao Yigong, Yuan Zongdi, Liu Fangliang and others were all made marquises, and many other generals were also made earls, but their status did not get any promotion.

After He Tengjiao's entire army was blocked in Yuezhou, the situation of Hao Yaoqi and others became even worse. The food and grass in the city were depleted day by day, and the closeness among He Bu's soldiers and horses was reflected.

Huang Chaoxuan, Zhang Xianbi and the others ate dry food, while Hao Yaoqi and the others could only drink dilute food. At this moment, they looked at Li Guo and other tribes who had followed Wang Yan to the ranks and had no worries about food and clothing. Give birth to complaints.

In the Yamen of Yuezhou Mansion, He Tengjiao couldn't help being furious when he learned that Wang Yan had contacted Hao Yaoqi and others, but he didn't dare to act rashly.

He Tengjiao didn't trust generals who came from bandits at all. He knew the current situation in Yuezhou, and he naturally knew that his favoritism would inevitably make Hao Yaoqi and others unhappy. He was not sure. Hao Yaoqi and others talked to Wang Yan After that, will he still be loyal to him.

He Tengjiao's anger stemmed from his powerlessness. After venting for a while, he couldn't help but sit down, "The governor knew that Wang Yan must have a backup. This move is really a draw from the bottom of the pot~"

Seeing that He Tengjiao was like this, Fu Shangrui was already in the state of admitting defeat, and now he calmed down. He instigated He Tengjiao to fight Wang Yan, and his fundamental purpose was still for power.

There is no love for no reason in the world, and there is no hate for no reason. Everything can be traced to its source, and it is inseparable from the word "benefit".

Fu Shangrui is He Tengjiao's confidant. To him, as long as He Tengjiao's power is greater, all his rights will be improved accordingly.

At this moment, he had calmed down, and he didn't expect that Wang Yan was so difficult to deal with, so they had no chance of gaining the upper hand. Fu Shangrui was already the governor of Hubei, and he was absolutely unwilling to just nest in a small Yuezhou city.

"Supervisor, taking advantage of Wang Yangang's contact with Hao Yaoqi, the army's morale has not changed, and immediately agreed to Wang Yan's request to send troops. The supervisor can still control the land of Yuezhou and Wuchang in the future." Fu Shangrui's attitude changed drastically.

He Tengjiao couldn't help frowning slightly when he heard the words, "Didn't Xizheng oppose sending troops and want to retake Hunan?"

"Master, now Wang Yan is discussing with Hao Yaoqi. Once they reach an agreement, more than half of the soldiers and horses under the supervisor will be reduced immediately. How will they get back to Hunan?" , Immediately retreated and begged for the next time: "Since Wang Yan agreed to take down Wuchang, he will let the supervisor manage it, and the supervisor will temporarily agree to come down, not only can Wuchang be raised in one place, but also a batch of grain and grass can be obtained from Wang Yan. , Temporarily stabilize Hao Yaoqi and others, this is the only way to break the situation right now."

Fu Shangrui's attitude changed as soon as it changed, he had no bottom line at all, he only looked at the benefits, but when He Tengjiao heard the words, his face changed. Can't help but feel depressed.

"What should the supervisor do?" Huang Chaoxuan, who was on the side, couldn't help asking when he saw He Tengjiao's silence.

Seeing this, He Tengjiao sighed and said, "Fanyu, you go there and tell the Duke of Chu that the governor is willing to send troops, so please come back tomorrow to discuss."

When Huang Chaoxuan heard the words, he clasped his fists in response and said: "No~ I'll pass here~" After speaking, he left the hall and went to look for Wang Yan.

Because of the previous defense battle in Yuezhou, many houses in the city were demolished during the battle, so a large area of ​​open space was left in the city.

Hao Yaoqi's troops were stationed in the barracks and large open spaces in the south of the city. Wang Yan knew the layout of Yuezhou City very well, so he found them easily.

Hao Yaoqi and the others were very surprised by Wang Yan's arrival, but Wang Yan was the Duke of Chu after all, so they welcomed him into the tent, and then called Ma Jinzhong, and Wang Jincai talked with him.

In the big tent, Hao Yaoqi gave up the main seat to Wang Yan, while he sat below, clasped his fists and asked: "The last general and others, I don't know if the Duke is visiting late at night, what can I order?"

When Wang Yan heard this, he smiled and said, "Nothing, I want to send troops with Governor He to attack Wuchang City, and I heard that there is a shortage of food in the army of the Governor, so come and have a look."

Hao Yaoqi and the others couldn't help but glance at each other when they heard the words, and then said: "Is the Duke the only one who is short of food?"

Ma Jinzhong said: "The Duke doesn't know. Although the city is short of food, not every department is short of food. The most suffering is the third department."

Wang Jincai also said: "That's right, a certain class has a bad background, so it is inevitable that they will be discriminated against by the supervisor, but I heard that under the command of the Duke, they treat General Li and General Gao equally, and they have enough food and salary, which really makes this class envious. "

Hearing what the three said, Wang Yan obviously wanted to belong to him, so he couldn't help smiling.

Although he really wanted to bring the three troops under his command, it was not now. The three men had more than 6 troops and less than [-] troops, totaling more than [-] troops.

When Wang Yan recruited them, what kind of official status would he treat them with?
Hao Yaoqi and Wang Jincai didn't have a high status in the Shun Army, they were only lieutenant generals, but they had more troops than Li Guo and others.

When Wang Yan gave them high-ranking officials, Li Guo and others were inevitably unhappy, but if the official positions were given to them, Hao Yaoqi and others would be dissatisfied. How should the relationship between the generals be handled? The next three.

In addition, there is a more important point, that is, Wang Yan must now stabilize He Tengjiao. If he incorporates the three parts, it is equivalent to poaching He Tengjiao's corner, and their relationship will become completely irreconcilable. If He Tengjiao fights in the front and makes trouble in the back, the consequences will be disastrous.

Wang Yan came to see Hao Yaoqi and others at night, not because he wanted to compile the three parts, but to cause He Tengjiao's misunderstanding on purpose. The ultimate goal was to force He Tengjiao to unconditionally agree to send troops.

At this moment, Wang Yan looked at the three of them, and couldn't help smiling slightly, "The three generals don't have to worry about food and grass. Once the governor's army arrives, someone will send some of them over to ensure that the soldiers will not go hungry, how about it?"

Hao Yaoqi and the others were naturally happy that there was food to eat, but Wang Yan didn't respond to their obvious hint just now, which made them all puzzled.

At this time, the three of them looked at each other and couldn't help asking, "Didn't Duke Chu come to win them over?"

Just when the three of them were wondering, Huang Chaoxuan sent by He Tengjiao came outside the camp. Hao Yaoqi was informed by the guards and let him in immediately.

Huang Chaoxuan came to the tent, saw Wang Yan, saluted and said: "I report to the Duke of Chu, the final general is ordered by the supervisor to come to inform the Duke, and the supervisor agrees with the conditions of the Duke and agrees to send troops to attack Wuchang. "

When Wang Yan heard the words, the corners of his mouth immediately rose, revealing a hint of complacency.

(End of this chapter)