"Since this is the case, we will keep our troops unmoved!" Wu Shigong decided to say, "Just stay here for another day and fully nourish our spirits."

"We are here to beware of the Shaanxi bandits turning around and returning to Runing to kill us, and also to beware of them going south and entering Guide. Of course, the Shaanxi bandits in Nanyang Prefecture cannot be ignored. If they do not go to Huguang, they will follow the Shaanxi bandits' way into Runing, of course we still have to go back and save our hometown."

"But we must also grasp the right measure in our actions. We cannot move too early, nor too late. If it is too early, it will block the Shaanxi bandits from entering Fengyang, and will force them back to our Runing Mansion. This is not beautiful. If it is too late, Fengyang is in trouble, and we have some responsibility, because this Shaanxi bandits always pass by our Runing Mansion."

"But this is also a good opportunity. As long as the target of this Shaanxi bandit is Fengyang, they will first defeat Yingzhou. In Yingzhou, they can drag them up to four or five days. Yingzhou is more than 400 miles away from Fengyang, so Fengyang will always be prepared by then."

"Fengyang is the capital of Zhong, and it is also the emperor's ancestral tomb. There must be heavy troops and a strong city to build. As long as this Shaanxi bandit cannot be attacked for a moment, we will surround the Shaanxi bandits from the west from the border of Runing, so that Governor Zhu and General Zuo will enter Guide quickly and block the Shaanxi bandits from the north. The Ming army in Nanjing will also rushed to rescue from the southeast. This is a three-sided siege, and it can completely wipe out the Shaanxi bandits."

"So I order!" Wu Shigong raised his head, looking at the officers around him, "Xiao Xinzi, send a quick horse to send a letter to Governor Zhu and General Zuo, saying that Fengyang is in a hurry and let them enter Guide and rush to Fengyang quickly."

"No!" Tao Xin immediately stood at attention.

"Sanhe! Your cavalry brothers will work harder. Send more scouts to monitor the movements of the Shaanxi bandits immediately. You don't have to get too close, just watch them leave our Runing. As long as he leaves our Runing Mansion, our Runing Army will move immediately. On the contrary, we must do the corresponding actions according to their actions."

"promise!"

But at this moment, Wu Shigong found that Xue Cunyi's face below was a little unnatural, as if he had something to say. So Wu Shigong asked, "Cunyi! Is there anything you have to do?"

Xue Cunyi immediately raised his chest and replied: "Son-in-law, when he was just adult, he followed the old housekeeper of the Hou Mansion to the village in our mansion in Fengyang. But that time, the villain found that there was no city wall in Fengyang!"

"What? What did you say?" Wu Shigong simply suspected that something had happened to his ear today. He looked at the other officers and found that they were also confused. Because no one could have imagined that in Zhongdu, which is so important in the Ming Dynasty, there would not be a city wall. So Wu Shigong asked again, "Tell me clearly."

"Yes! Son-in-law!" Xue Cunyi quickly explained in detail, "There are cities but no cities here in Fengyang. Although there are also city gates, there are only one or two meters high earth walls around the edge of the city. Moreover, many places have opened holes for easy walking, and they cannot function as city walls at all."

"Why?" Zhou Xun asked everyone's questions.

"The villain doesn't know either!" Xue Cunyi replied. "The villain was too young at that time and did not take this strange situation to heart, so he never asked the insider. He only knew that Fengyang was like that since Grandpa Taizu."

"Looking for the exam!" Wu Shigong immediately cursed. He knew that what Xue Cunyi said was definitely true, and Fengyang must be like this now. Then the plan to use Fengyang's city to attract the main force of the peasant rebel army and repeatedly surround and eliminate the peasant rebel army must have changed.

This is mainly determined by Fengyang's political status. Being rescued before Fengyang was lost and being rescued after Fengyang was lost are completely two meanings. Now Wu Shigong has to weigh the pros and cons.

After weighing the trade-offs for a long time, the Runing Army's own interests still had the upper hand. It is not necessary to drive this peasant rebel army back to Runing Mansion, and let the Runing Army suffer heavy casualties to wipe out this peasant rebel army? After all, Wu Shigong had no idea of ​​loyalty to the emperor. So Wu Shigong still ordered to do it according to the original plan.

This time, he fought against the peasant rebel army who entered Henan. The Runing Army cut off its heads and captured more than 20,000 people. Except for the two counties in Guide Prefecture that were lost, all the cities in Ye County, Nanyang were not lost. Moreover, after repelling Zhang Xianzhong's troops for the first time, they indirectly saved Ruzhou City and Nanyang Prefecture. Therefore, this report card is still explained. The Runing Army should have made some contributions.

If Fengyang is lost, it will not be the defense zone of the Runing Army, so the responsibility that the Runing Army should bear is also very minor. At most, it means that the merits and demerits are offset, and the Runing Army doesn't want those merits.

Anyway, Wu Shigong now feels the benefit of being light without an official position. He can actually control the Runing Army, and other officials cannot use the same trick in the officialdom to command himself. This free and easy identity is a bit worthless.

Besides, the Ming army guarding Fengyang will definitely be elite. Even if Yingzhou is lost, Fengyang will be warned and they will block the gaps in the earthen walls. No matter what, it is better to have earthen walls than to have city walls. As long as the Ming army in various places moves faster, Fengyang may not necessarily lose.

But Wu Shigong never expected that the situation in Fengyang, which he had underestimated, was far higher than the current real situation. Let's take a look at Fengyang now.

We all know that Fengyang was the birthplace of the Ming Dynasty's Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang, the place where Zhu Yuanzhang's parents' tombs, or where Zhu Yuanzhang became a monk.

Moreover, Fengyang is the Zhongdu, and its status is the same as that of Beijing and Nanjing. In addition to establishing a governor, he also sent heavy troops to guard the eunuchs here. We have learned from the previous article that this governor also served as the governor of the grain transportation stationed in Huai'an, while the eunuchs guarding the tombs were stationed in Fengyang. Therefore, the highest officials in Fengyang were the prefect of Fengyang and the eunuchs guarding the tombs.

At this time, the governor was Yang Yipeng and the tomb steward was Yang Ze. Unlike other cities, Fengyang did not build a city wall, and it is said that he was worried that it would affect the king's spirit. Speaking of this, I am a little confused. Isn’t this king's spirit accumulated more strongly when surrounded by the city wall? Maybe it is because I don’t understand Feng Shui nonsense!

However, Fengyang's unprepared situation now can be said that superstitious thoughts kill people, and it can also be blamed for not finding a genius master in the Ming Dynasty. (Salute to Dayan!) (To be continued...)
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