Not only is it against the rules, it is simply taboo!
If you are passing through Shanxi, it is excusable. Even if Nanhaiwei has been stranding dozens of people there in Guanshan Town, that is still a stay, not a garrison. The meaning of their existence is more like an office of Nanhaiwei, and
It's not Nanhaiwei's military camp here.
As for the launch of military operations in Shanxi, let alone the fact that the governor's office in Shanxi and the governor's guards in Shanxi are not taken seriously. Even if the governor's office of the Fifth Army is weak now, the Ministry of War will not
Will tolerate this situation, and even arouse strong resistance from the local generals.
Of course, this was just Jiang Wan's excuse. In fact, thousands of reinforcements from Shanxi were transferred to the capital this time, and a big incident like a pay riot occurred in the capital. The governor and the commander-in-chief who led the troops were all eaten.
Gualuo, right now in Shanxi, I guess the person who can make the final decision is probably not sure who he is.
Otherwise, it wouldn't be a mere band of thieves that would leave Taiyuan in a state of bewilderment and distress. Even as soon as he returned to Taiyuan, the Qianhu Qin Xie of Jin Yiwei came to him immediately.
However, the problem is here, why did Qianhu of Jinyiwei come to him? Whether it was the Chief Envoy, the Governor's Mansion, or even the governor's Yamen who came to him to ask for help, Qianhu of Jinyiwei was better than Qin Xie.
Come to him and change your name to something more legitimate.
When can Jinyiwei also intervene in military affairs?
"This rule is set by people!" Qin Xie said coquettishly: "Moreover, if Mr. Jiang's troops go to Shanxi to quell the chaos, Qin Xie can guarantee that whether it is Mr. Si, the Chief Envoy or other yamen, they will only
I express my appreciation for Mr. Jiang’s courage and responsibility in serving his mission, and write a letter to the imperial court requesting the imperial court for praise!”
"Then why not go directly to the imperial court for help..."
At this point, Jiang Wan's words stopped abruptly. He realized that he knew what it was like on the other side of the capital. After all, he had just come from the capital and was currently negotiating with Hou Jin on the other side of the capital.
The army fought fiercely and regained the lost ground inch by inch. At this time, if Shanxi asked the court for help because of a mere bandit, it would only prove that the local officials were incompetent and ignorant, and would get nothing.
The imperial court will never send any troops defending the capital to Shanxi.
As for the border troops in Datong Town, let alone that. Now the nine borders are afraid of being heavily guarded everywhere, ready to deal with the Hou Jin army at any time. It is even more impossible to expect the border troops to lend a helping hand.
After all the calculations, the only person who can deal with this group of thieves in Shanxi as soon as possible is that apart from the local guards in Shanxi, the only reinforcements that can be counted on are the Nanhai Guards who are very close at hand.
The Chief Envoy of Shanxi Province and even the Chief Envoy in charge of military affairs may not know much about Jiang Wan and Nanhai Wei, but Qin Xie definitely knows them. If nothing else, Qin Xie not only proposed to them
The key to solving this matter is to come and ask yourself to take action.
"In war, people will die..." Jiang Wan said slowly.
Qin Xie's eyebrows moved, but a hint of joy emerged. Jiang Wan wanted to put forward conditions. It was a good thing to put forward conditions. Being able to put forward conditions meant that he was planning to send troops. He was not afraid of the other party's conditions, but was afraid of the other party's refusal.
Then he said things according to the emperor's will.
If that's the case, he's really at his wits end.
"If there is anything Shanxi can do, Mr. Jiang, feel free to ask for it, not to mention food, grass and military pay. As soon as your troops enter Shanxi, all food, grass and military pay will be covered by the Chief Envoy of Shanxi!"
"Am I such a money-grubbing person?" Jiang Wan glanced at Qin Xie: "I have soldiers and horses, but my Nanhai Guard's military affairs in Shaanxi are also very tight. I can only mobilize soldiers and horses to assist Shanxi.
They may be some of the new soldiers I recruited last year. After more than half a year of training, these people are not as powerful as the frontier troops, but they are still soldiers who have seen blood. They should still be better than those thieves.
Click!"
"If Mr. Jiang said that their combat power is good, then they must be good!" Qin Xie said with a smile.
"Ordnance, armor!" Jiang Wan said: "I will send out as many soldiers, armor, food and fodder as the Shanxi Dusi gives me. Go back and tell your Chief Envoy and the Du Commander that if he can agree to this condition,
Our Nanhai Guard can send troops at any time!"
"One guard?" Qin Xie hesitated for a moment.
"Qin Qianhu, this is not a problem you should be struggling with. You can't make the decision. You should report back as soon as possible. I can wait, but the war in Pingyang cannot wait!" Jiang Wan said with a slight smile.
"Okay, Mr. Jiang is waiting for my reply!" Qin Xie nodded, said goodbye decisively and left.
A moment later, in the Shanxi Dusi Yamen, Qin Xie stood in front of two officials, one civil and one military, and saw Jiang Wan repeating all of Jiang Wan's requests word for word.
"That's it?" Shanxi Chief Executive Si Ning Zhongyuan seemed a little surprised: "Didn't he ask for money or anything?"
"Master Ning, how could he ask for money and give such excuses!" Wang Kang, the commander of Shanxi Dusi Dusi, who was beside him, said coldly: "The appetite for weapons, armor, food and fodder for one guard and horse is already quite big!"
"Is it possible that my Taiyuan Mansion's arsenal can't even bring out this little thing?" Ning Zhongyuan said: "Master Wang, I don't feel sorry for this thing right now. Once the momentum of these thieves is not curbed, it will spread to all parts of Shanxi Province.
It’s something that no one wants to see happen in the mansion, and when that happens, neither you nor I will be able to get away from it!”
"Does Lord Ning mean to give it to him?" Wang Kang said: "Allocate these things from the arsenal to him. How will you explain to the court in the future? Lord Ning has thought about it. The court will only hold our Dusi Yamen accountable for this matter. If this is
There was a mistake, but Mr. Ning was unscathed!"
"This matter is easy to solve!" Ning Zhongyuan pondered for a moment: "The Chief Envoy allocated silver to buy these weapons and armor from the arsenal, and then handed them over to the Nanhai Guards under the care of the Jinyi Guards. In this case, everyone will be able to do this.
There is a relationship, one will be prosperous, one will be prosperous, and one will be harmed, both will suffer!"
Wang Kang thought for a while: "This is the only thing we can do, Qin Qianhu, can we really count on the Nanhaiwei's combat power? Otherwise, we won't be able to wipe out these bandits by then, and we still need so much food and grass."
ordnance!"
"Since Jiang Wan entered Shaanxi according to the order, the deeds and achievements of Nanhaiwei collected by Jinyiwei have been sent to the hands of the two adults. Qin Xie dare not vouch for the combat power of Nanhaiwei, but Qin Xie dares to vouch for it.
The information about Jin Yiwei that was sent to the two adults is absolutely true!"
"Huh, I've seen those things!" Ning Zhongyuan snorted, "I'm not sure, these thieves came to Shanxi just because they did so well in Shaanxi. Speaking of which, we still have
We have to thank him for driving these thieves to us?"
"We'll talk about these things later!" Wang Kang looked at the Chief Envoy: "Let's resolve the matters in Pingyang first! The sooner the better!"
…
Outside Ansai County, a troop of officers and soldiers was slowly approaching the county.
Having only seen the outline of the county town, the people on the city wall had already noticed the approaching officers and soldiers, and suddenly began to panic, with various voices of running, shouting, and giving orders coming and going.
After seeing the flags of these officers and soldiers, the movement on the city wall became even greater, and the simple city gates in Ansai County began to slowly close under the command of the people in the city, and the city walls
From the house inside, densely packed people with weapons poured out and rushed towards the city wall one by one.
When the people on the top of the city were almost in a hurry, the team of officers and soldiers slowly reached a stone's throw from the city.
The reaction on the top of the city seemed to make these officers and soldiers suddenly become more cautious. The originally loose and loose marching formation gradually changed into a much more compact combat formation.
At least, from the perspective of the people on the top of the city, these officers and soldiers were neatly arranged, with their swords and guns unsheathed. It was definitely a battle formation.
"Something is wrong!"
Li Zicheng looked at the enemy-like posture on the top of the city, and frowned tightly: "What the hell are these messy flags? Don't they mean that Ansai is Gao Yingxiang's territory?"
"Li Qianhu, have you met Gao Yingxiang before?"
Yanran tilted her head and looked at Li Zicheng curiously, seemingly unaffected by the tense atmosphere.
"I haven't seen it, but I have seen their envoy?" Li Zicheng frowned: "Can it be said that in Ansai, his words are not kept, and his subordinates are still opposed to his actions?"
"That's not the case!" Yanran smiled and pointed to the messy flags on the city top: "In Li Qianhu's eyes, the flags on the city head are a mess. In fact, if you distinguish them a little, you can still tell.
You see, although the flag with the word "Wu" is not big, it is in the most conspicuous position. There are several other flags with the word "Zhou", the word "Song", and those with paintings on them. I don't know what they are.
The flags of animals are all guarding this flag on one side!
"What do you mean?"
"It means we may be late. This Ansai City was indeed occupied by Gao Yingxiang before. However, the people in this city now may not be Gao Yingxiang's people. If I judge correctly, they should be Wu Sangui's people in Qingyang Prefecture.
Before we came, we captured Ansai County!"
Wu Sangui!
Li Zicheng was the one who knew Wu Sangui's whereabouts. However, this is a bit funny. In name, Wu Sangui was still a member of his 4,000th household, but he was not under his command. So the problem was that Ansai was captured by Wu Sangui's people.
Well, does that count as Nanhaiwei’s territory?
"Uncle, fight or not!"
Li Guo, who was beside him, looked excited: "While the bandit army is not yet firmly established, let's work together to capture this city!"
Yanran and Li Zicheng both turned around and looked at Li Guo like a fool. After a long while, Li Zicheng shook his head: "When I go back this time, it's time to ask for an aunt for you. You don't have the brains to ask for an aunt. You just want to ask for an aunt."
I’m afraid it will be difficult to get started soon!”
"Uncle, there are many of us, these thieves can't be beaten easily!" Li Guo said in dissatisfaction.
"That was in the wilderness!" Li Zicheng glared at him fiercely: "They are hiding in turtle shells. What are we, hundreds of people, fighting for? Are we being beaten by others? Have you forgotten the lesson we learned when we attacked the city in Yan'an Prefecture last time?
Is it done?"
"Then let's just leave like this?" Li Guo suddenly fainted: "Then wouldn't our trip have been in vain?"
"You came here for nothing, why do you want nirvana?" Li Zicheng chuckled: "Retreat five miles and ask for help!"
"Okay!" Li Guo's eyes lit up: "Master Qianhu, please give the order!"
"Order the second, seventh, and eight hundredth households to rush to Ansai's aid immediately!" Li Zicheng chuckled: "If you have the guts, don't leave these guys in the city. Otherwise, wait for us to break in and teach them a lesson."
, you are really brave to dare to compete with our 4,000th household for business!"
The officers and soldiers moved from the front to the rear and began to retreat slowly. They looked like bandits facing a formidable enemy on top of the city. They all cheered loudly, as if they had repelled the attack of the officers and soldiers after a hard battle.
Yanran looked back at the guys on the top of the city and made a very uncivilized gesture towards the city.
What a bunch of guys who don't know how to live or die.
Li Guo has already sent someone to deliver the order. If the reinforcements are on their way with all their strength, based on the distance from Ansai to Yan'an Prefecture, the reinforcements will arrive here from Yan'an Prefecture in most of the day. In other words, it won't be dark, and Li Zicheng's men can use them.
The number of soldiers can reach 2,000.
These are two thousand soldiers and horses of Nanhai Guard, and I don’t know how many bandits there are in the city, but judging from their flags, it is obvious that the bandits in the city are not one group, they are all in different hills. Counting on these
It is simply wishful thinking for the bandits who are doing their own thing to work together to withstand the attacks of the officers and soldiers.
Moreover, Yanran didn't know if there were any confidants of Wu Sangui in the city. If there really was a leader named "Wu" in the city, they would never take the initiative to start a war with the officers and soldiers without Wu Sangui's order.
This is a bit interesting!
Yanran was still looking forward to it. Will the officers and soldiers gather under the city to attack the city, or will the bandits in the city abandon the city and flee, or will they "open the gate to welcome the king's army"? Anyway, it seems now that it is possible.
It was interesting, but there was one problem that he had to remind Li Zicheng.
"No matter how incompetent Gao Yingxiang is, he has been entrenched in Ansai for so long. Another force cannot take over his hometown in one day. Moreover, there are no traces of fighting under Ansai City!"
"You mean, Gao Yingxiang fled without fighting?" Li Zicheng was slightly startled, "That's possible!"
"I don't care if he runs away without fighting, but Li Qianhu, have you ever thought about where Gao Yingxiang and his army went?" Yanran nodded and said, "I don't understand the war, but I
You know, an army of several thousand people will never disappear overnight!"
"They attacked Yan'an Mansion?" Li Zicheng frowned: "They don't have the courage!"
"Is there a possibility that they are near Ansai, waiting to sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight?" Yanran said: "Li Qianhu, don't look at me like that. This is not my nagging, I don't want to
But when our troops arrived at the city gate, they were attacked by a few groups of thieves!"
"What you said makes sense!" Li Zicheng nodded: "I was hasty. I will send two more hundred households here, and at the same time inform the two adults in the city, asking them to be more careful and be wary of thieves stealing the city!"
Yanran nodded and smiled with satisfaction, "Chuang Wang Gao Yingxiang, where can you go? I really want to see what you look like!"