Wanli 1592

Chapter 13 Wei Xuezeng's Worries
On the south bank of the Yellow River, Huamachi, the headquarters of the Ming army to suppress thieves, and Wei Xuezeng, the governor of the three sides, garrisoned the camp.

Two men with tattered bodies and vaguely distinguishable Ming army uniforms appeared not far in front of the garrison camp, and were spotted by the sentry cavalry of the Ming army.

"Hey! Look! There, are there two people there?"

A sentinel greeted the comrades around him.

The comrade-in-arms looked not far away: "Hey! It's true! Go, go over and have a look! Draw your knife, if you are a spy, cut it directly! You are so brave, dare to spy on the military in broad daylight?"

The two sentry riders spurred their horses, roaring and rushing there.

"Who is coming?! Stop quickly! Don't move forward! Otherwise, you will be killed without mercy!!"

They rushed over, shouting.

The two saw that they didn't run, but stood still obediently, bowing their bodies as if they were panting, the two sentry riders were a little strange, and when they got closer, they found that they were two Han men in torn military uniforms.

"Which one are you from? Or spies?!"

Two sentry riders immediately stood not far away with their knives, looked at the two unarmed weirdos, and shouted loudly. At the barracks, another group of cavalry rushed out, and a group of crossbowmen was instantly covered at the barracks gate.

"No...not...not...we...we...we are...Pinglu City...command general Xiao...Xiao Ruxun's subordinate...please...please...see Wei Zhitai!!"

A strange man knelt down on the ground, shouting with all his might, both of them seemed to be exhausted.

"Pinglu City? Xiao Ruxun? Didn't Hexi say that all of them fell? Are there still cities standing still?"

The two guards were astonished, and hurriedly called a new group of knights to help them onto their horses and lead them to the barracks. They then sent someone to report to Wei Xuezeng and searched their bodies. There were no weapons left, only A letter was still in the arms of one of them, like a treasure.

"Don't...don't take it...this is...this is General Xiao's...handwriting..."

Before he finished speaking, this person passed out, and the other person seemed to be silent, and everyone looked at each other in blank dismay. Just at this time, the messenger came and said that the platform maker wanted to see these two people. The crumpled letter was handed to the messenger: "Before he passed out, this man said it was a letter from General Xiao of Pinglu City. We are illiterate, so why don't you show it to the platform?"

The messenger had no choice but to take the letter and walked quickly to the camp of the Chinese army commander.

In the camp of the Chinese army, Wei Xuezeng is writing military orders at his desk. These days, the Ningxia Deputy General Li's Division and the guerrilla Zhao Wu Division, who crossed the Yellow River to meet the rebels, have made progress, regaining some lost ground, The forces of worshiping the rebels fought back to the land of Hexi, but the counterattack of the rebels was also very fierce. The two sides were fighting fiercely in various cities and forts. The battle was stalemate, which made Wei Xuezeng hate it!

Dozens of cities and 47 castles, as long as there are a few people who stick to it for a period of time, they will be able to lead the army to counterattack and at least relieve a little pressure. As a result, the entire Hexi is almost completely occupied by the rebels. Thousands of people have expanded to tens of thousands, and it's easy to see how many of them are coerced into rebellion!
They're all unreusable bastards!You bastard who ignores the emperor's favor!These nine-sided fighters are really unreliable!After the rebellion is put down this time, we must take this opportunity to kill a group of moths!Eliminate traitors for the country!

The stalemate in the battle made Wei Xuezeng have to write a military order to mobilize Xuanfu, Datong soldiers Ma Helan, and Jing soldiers to Ningxia to help in the battle. You must know that Ningxia Town, one of the nine border towns, has been occupied by the rebels. Once the rebels contact the Mongolian captives and go south Helping the battle, the situation becomes more critical, the Nine Frontiers must not lose, this is the line of life and death!

And just now, a piece of news made his eyes shine.

The big tent was lifted, and the messenger came in, knelt down on one knee and said, "Zhatai, those two have passed out, and they seem to be exhausted. They only have this letter on their bodies, saying that it is from General Xiao of Pinglu City." Personal letter."

Wei Xuezeng let out an "oh", stood up, walked to the front, took the letter, and took a look—it was signed by Mr. Wei.

Wei Xuezeng quickly opened the letter and took out the letter paper, read it, and finished it quickly, then looked at the letter and signed it, the third day of March... Today is the eighth day of March, the letter was written five days ago, those two people probably rushed out of the encirclement to deliver the letter Messenger, that's why I'm so tired.

Handing the letter to a middle-aged literati staff standing by, Wei Xuezeng carefully checked the location of Pinglu City when he walked to the map.

"What do you think?"

Wei Xuezeng asked the middle-aged literati.

"I thought that all the gatekeepers on the nine sides were already shedding phoenix dogs who fell into the water, but I didn't expect that there were still people who could be used; this Qiuba is not simple. This letter can be forwarded to the emperor. Please look at it and tell the emperor. , he still has loyal generals, but for us, if Xiao Ruxun is still holding on to Pinglu City, it is tantamount to putting a nail in the chest of the rebels. Fight us, great good!"

Wei Xuezeng found Pinglu City, took a closer look, then turned around and took the letter, and said with a smile: "Xiao Ruxun, Xiao Jixin, and the Xiao family in Yan'an are not ordinary Qiu Ba, listen to the words of their four brothers. Names such as Lan, Hui, Zhi, and Xun, where are the names of Zhang San, Li Si, and Qiu Ba? His father, Xiao Wenkui, is now an official in Beijing, and has contacts with some court officials.

I have also heard people comment on the four sons of this school, saying that they are all people who read books and know the etiquette. This is one of the few generals in the northwest, especially this Xiao Ruxun. , to take the imperial examination, it is almost a Juren!Otherwise, how can it be said that Yang Gong, Shangshu of the Ministry of War, valued marrying his beloved daughter?Yang Gong was born as a Jinshi in the professional class, if the Xiao family is just Qiu Ba, how can He De be valued by Yang Gong? "

The middle-aged literati was a little surprised, and then slapped his head: "Earlier, I heard rumors in Beijing that the daughter of Shixiang married a rough man in the army. It is simply ridiculous. So that's what happened?"

Wei Xuezeng pursed his lips and nodded with a smile, and then said: "It seems that Yang Gong is not mistaken, Xiao Ruxun is really extraordinary, Hexi Fort 47 is exhausted, only Pinglu City can't hold on, this matter can be publicized To raise the morale of our army, this governor will record credit for Xiao Ruxun, as long as he can persevere until the reinforcements arrive, this governor will personally write a performance table to ask for credit for Xiao Ruxun."

"Is there any old relationship between making Taiwan and Yang Gong?"

Wei Xuezeng didn't give a clear answer, but just smiled: "Mr. Yang's face must be given, and those who have meritorious service should be rewarded. The country's power is in decline, and the degeneration of the generals on the nine sides is to blame. The country has no generals to use, so we have to let me and other literati contribute pens and serve in the army. That’s all for going into battle, but you still have to rely on generals to command in front of the battle. Now that you’ve discovered a talented person, you can promote him if you can. It may not be a bad thing in the future. The governor always feels that something big is about to happen..."

"Jiangling is ink, what's the big deal? It's not a day or two for the emperor to be dissatisfied with the civil servants and Gan Gang's arbitrariness. Although the confrontation between the emperor and the officials is getting more and more intense today, it will not be to the point where the country is shaken? At most It’s just an imitation of the Jiajing story.”

The middle-aged literati are puzzled and confused.

"That's all?"

Wei Xuezeng smiled wryly, and looked at the middle-aged literati with helplessness and bitterness in his eyes: "I was oppressed too much by Zhang Jiangling when I was young, and now I am in power, and I am extremely dissatisfied with the officials in my heart. The liquidation of Zhang Jiangling earlier was a signal. If the officials don’t know how to advance or retreat, what should we do today? Since ancient times, the emperor has been dissatisfied with the powerful officials, so he will use power to oppress them, or set up another powerful minister to check and balance. Today, the emperor hates the courtiers and Chinese officials, so who should it be?"

"Castor?"

The middle-aged literati turned pale with shock: "You want to bring the Eight Tigers back?"

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