Wanli 1592

Chapter 912 With Shengfu here, I have nothing to worry about

On December [-]th, Zhao Hu led the elite of the Baihu Battalion to successfully defeat the resistance of a small force of more than a thousand people. This small force was led by the Nanpi County Magistrate and Nanpi County Captain, and carried out a relatively brave resistance. , but in front of the elite led by Zhao Hu, they were as fragile as chicks.

This small group of troops was dealt with effortlessly, and Nanpi County was captured immediately, and Cangzhou was close at hand. When they arrived at these places, the use of cavalry began to become more prominent, and Luo Rong, the general of the Wolf Warriors, was ordered to lead [-] cavalry to follow Zhao Hu. Cangzhou opened the way for the army.

Zhao Hu and Luo Rong encountered relatively tenacious resistance in Cangzhou. There were more than [-] resistance troops, who launched a countercharge against Zhao Hu's troops under the banner of crusade against the rebels.

Of course, the result was very miserable. The leader of the army was obviously a rookie. He actually charged against the cavalry, but was defeated by Luo Rong leading the cavalry in a round of charge.

This kind of rookie team really couldn't make Luo Rong happy. After fighting for two or three incense sticks, they were defeated. After a thousand miles of defeat, Zhao Hu and Luo Rong rushed to Cangzhou to try to break the city.

On December [-]th, Cangzhou was directly breached after a simple resistance, and there was no way to fight back. The prefect of Cangzhou died in battle.

Then came Xingji. On December [-], just one day after Cangzhou was captured, the county magistrate of Xingji abandoned the city and fled. Xingji fell without a fight. Fleeing, the defender Kaesong surrendered, and Qing County fell without a fight.

Since Jinghai had been captured by Jiang Dahai in advance, there was no established force from Qing County to Jinghai that could resist the advance of the army.

The situation cannot be reversed.

And as early as when the army gathered in Dezhou to discuss the next strategy, Xiao Ruxun ordered the army to divide into two groups to attack the capital division. The first group of troops, led by Yuan Huang, followed the original route of the canal to reach the navy of the Tianjin Weihe River and the sea. The Tianjin Guards marched into the capital, while the other main army, under the personal leadership of Xiao Ruxun, took the route of Hejian Mansion, Baoding Mansion, Zhuozhou and then to the capital, forming a two-pronged attack.

At the same time, Xiao Ruxun had already sent people to Liaodong to meet Li Chengliang and Li Rusong and his sons, and invited them to send troops into the pass to "hunt" the capital together.

If the two fathers and sons knew each other better, Xiao Ruxun would consider sending Li Rusong to lead troops in other areas, Li Chengliang would retire in the capital, and Liaodong would be managed by the central government. Send troops to destroy the Li family.

The importance of Liaodong to the Ming Dynasty is self-evident, and the importance to later generations of China is also self-evident. The black land with white mountains and black water, sorghum rice, and rich resources, although the weather was a little colder, it was not available during the Little Ice Age. It should have a role, but in the foreseeable future, the land of Liaodong will play a very important role.

Like the southeast coast, it is also a land that must be mastered.

Outer Xing'an Mountains and Sakhalin Island are indispensable. If Sakhalin Island is occupied, it can even threaten Japan's Hokkaido from the north. Together with North Korea, it will form a two-way attack and lock Japan.

The future is very important.

On December [-]th, when Qing County was breached, Xiao Ruxun led his army to take down Hejian Mansion directly after defeating Jingzhou, Fucheng, Jiaohe, and Xian County. Surrendered and joined the crusade camp instead.

Then, Xiao Ruxun led his army to Gaoyang.

Unhindered all the way.

And on the day when Hejian Mansion and Qing County were taken, [-] troops from Datong entered the capital under the leadership of Fang Shoushi.

After all, Fang Shoushi led his army to the capital. It was the first and only army that came under the imperial edict. There was not enough time after receiving the imperial edict. They were able to come in such a short time. Enough to see Fang Shoushi's loyalty to the imperial court, Shen Yitong was deeply moved, and went out of the city to meet Fang Shoushi who was sent to Datong by him.

By the way, half a year ago, Fang Shoushi was hated by Shen Yiguan for writing a letter admonishing Shen Yiguan not to do things that would hurt relatives and enemies. He even sealed his political future and planned to let Fang Shoushi die in the Don't come back to Datong, which is bitterly cold. As a result, the only one who leads the army to the capital to support it is Fang Shoushi's army.

How could Shen Yiguan not be moved?

"Shengfu! Shengfu! This old man is looking forward to you! This old man is looking forward to seeing you!"

Shen Yiguan held Fang Shoushi's hand tightly, his eyes were red, and tears were rolling in his eyes.

Fang Shoushi sighed deeply.

"Jianwu, why are you here?"

Shen Yiguan gritted his teeth and said bitterly: "The traitor Xiao Ruxun is so bold that he rebelled. Although he has the upper hand right now, the old man is not completely helpless. With Shengfu leading an army of [-] to help, the old man is sure to defeat the bandit army in Tianjin in one fell swoop, and then concentrate The main force goes south to fight to the death with the main force of the Xiao thief! Kill the Xiao thief and put down the world!"

Shen Yiguan's face turned red and his tone was strong. Those who didn't know the situation would really think that he could win.

"Jianwu, Xiao Jixin has already hit Tianjin Wei?"

What Fang Shoushi heard was another sentence, and his focus was completely different.

Shen Yiguan's expression was slightly awkward, but he quickly adjusted his mood.

"Shengfu, you don't have to worry. This old man has already prepared for this matter. The ones who came to Tianjin Wei are only a partial division of Xiao Thief, and the number is only [-]. The old man still has [-] elite soldiers in his hands. Counting the [-] of Shengfu, old man It is absolutely possible to eliminate Xiao Thief's partial division, and then deal with Xiao Thief's main force with all his strength!"

Fang Shoushi sighed.

"Jianwu, if you follow my letter, why do you come here?"

Shen Yiguan's complexion changed, his hands shook, and he tilted his head slightly, and said slowly: "It's really helpless, if it's not me for the knife and the other is the fish, or the other is the knife and I am the fish, choose one of the two, if you are promoted, then how to choose?"

This is the truth, Shen Yiguan didn't lie, Fang Shoushi didn't know the inside story, Shen Yiguan didn't intend to say more, he could only sigh, and then said: "This army is a frontier army, slightly stronger than the Beijing camp soldiers, I hope Guarding a city wall for me is the responsibility of all the ministers of Ming Dynasty."

Shen is always overjoyed.

"With Shengfu here, I have nothing to worry about!"

Then he handed over the task of guarding the east city to Fang Shoushi, and allowed Fang Shoushi to command the Datong soldiers he had brought.

Afterwards, the capital never received any support from any troops, and Xiao Ruxun's troops made rapid progress. On the morning of December [-], Yuan Huang arrived at Jinghai with Zhao Hu and Luo Rong, and met with Jiang Dahai's troops. When they met, Jiang Dahai led people to greet him in Jinghai, and the two armies merged into one, following Yuan Huang's command together.

"At present, the surrounding area of ​​Tianjin Wei has been completely controlled by our army. There are troops stationed in Wuqing and Tongzhou. The army stationed in Wuqing is [-] elite soldiers from Gansu General Dayun, which is more difficult to deal with. Tongzhou has another [-] Gansu soldiers and [-] The soldiers of the Beijing camp are relatively easy to deal with, Mr. Yuan, what do you think we should do?"

Jiang Dahai explained the current situation.

"Of course we must take Wuqing and Tongzhou as soon as possible. It's winter now, and the cost of marching and fighting is too high. It's good to end this war as soon as possible. Are Gansu generals Dayun and Shen Yiguan on the same mind? Is there any possibility of persuading them to surrender?"

Yuan Huang asked.

(End of this chapter)