Chapter 243 The most famous person in Yuan Dynasty
Just when Jiangdu's army captured Changshu, Xuexue finally returned to the Xuzhou Governor's Mansion after many twists and turns, and met her brother, Zhongshu Youcheng Hama.
Although Hama is the most popular person around Emperor Yuan, he went through a lot of hardships to save Xuexue this time.
After first persuading Emperor Yuan and then the Crown Prince and Queen Mother, Yuan Ting agreed to exchange ten officials for Xuexue, a defeated general!
"You idiot, you promised to wipe out the traitors before. Why did the soldiers mutiny as soon as you became the marshal?" In the lobby of the marshal's mansion, Hama cursed at his brother!
Xuexue knelt down on the ground and cried: "Brother, you can't blame me this time. It's all because of that old thief Tuotuo. He was resentful and deliberately let his generals mutiny. He saw that he had nothing better to do and wanted to drag us down.
Get in the water!"
Hama is a typical Kangli person. Different from the obese Xuexue, he has a high nose bridge, deep eye sockets, brown hair, and his eyeballs keep turning in the sockets, showing that he is smart and capable.
"Do you have evidence?" he said coldly.
Xuexue hurriedly said: "The rebellious generals of the Chinese army are all direct descendants of Tuotuo. Doesn't this explain the problem?"
Hama snorted and said: "Okay, Tuotuo is finished. I will see him off for the last time. You can go and rest first. We will return to Dadu tomorrow to explain the situation to His Majesty and the Crown Prince!"
Xuexue quickly agreed and left.
Hama returned to the chair and sat down, crossing his legs. After drinking a cup of tea, he ordered the soldiers: "Ask Dong Tuanxiao to come see me!"
After a while, Dong Tuanxiao came with Hama's soldiers, cupped his hands and said: "I pay homage to the Prime Minister!"
Hama said calmly: "General Dong, I plan to return to Dadu tomorrow, and I am going to petition Your Majesty to let you serve as the general manager of Xuzhou!"
Since the Battle of Yangzhou, Dong Tuanxiao went to Dadu and explained the situation of the Battle of Yangzhou in detail to the court. Later, he and Hama led 50,000 reinforcements to Xuzhou.
These 50,000 people were all transferred from Hebei, and together with the garrison from Xuzhou, the total number exceeded 100,000.
Ha Mah gave the command of this 100,000-strong army to Dong Tuanxiao, who lived up to his expectations and led troops to defeat Zhao Junyong's troops and Zhang Shicheng's troops.
Hama saw that he was so good at fighting, so he decided to reuse him.
Dong Tuanxiao said: "Prime Minister, Yangzhou has been newly defeated. The biggest crisis for the imperial court is not in Xuzhou, but in Jiangnan. I will ask for orders to go to Jiqing to guard it!"
Hama frowned and said, "What's the crisis in Jiangnan?"
Dong Tuanxiao said in a deep voice: "Jiangdu's army has made three southern expeditions, one of which has already captured Zhenjiang! Tianwan's army is marching westward in an attempt to regain Qizhou. These two groups must be controlled as soon as possible!"
Hama was silent for a while and said: "I have also heard the news about the fall of Zhenjiang. Dashu has led 100,000 people to guard Liyang. I have issued an order to him to look for an opportunity to regain Zhenjiang. I expect there will be good news in the near future.
Let’s do it!”
Dong Tuanxiao said in a deep voice: "Da Shi Zuo Xiang is not good at military affairs. If he leads the attack, I'm afraid it will be difficult to win!"
Hama said: "In your opinion, among the generals in the south of the Yangtze River, who can regain Zhenjiang?"
Dong Tuanxiao thought for a moment and said: "The general thought that Shi Moyi, the deputy of Chuzhou's ten thousand households, could regain Zhenjiang!"
Hama frowned and said: "The name sounds like he is a Khitan. How can he be of great use to a mere deputy of ten thousand households?"
Dong Tuanxiao said hurriedly: "This man is good at recognizing people and has many counselors under his command. When Fang Guozhen attacked Chuzhou, it was with the help of this man that he defeated Fang Guozhen!"
Hama seemed to have thought of something and said, "Isn't that Liu Ji the talent he recommended?"
Dong Tuanxiao said: "Yes."
Hama snorted and said: "I heard that Liu Ji has defected to the Jiangdu bandit army and is quite popular!"
Dong Tuanxiao was silent for a while and said: "The reason why Liu Ji abandoned his official position and became a thief was because he had unclear government decrees and indulged Fang Guozhen many times. It was not because Shi Moyi and Sun had appointed the wrong person!"
Hama said displeased: "General Dong, are you blaming the imperial court?"
Dong Tuanxiao lowered his head and said: "I will not dare."
Hama said in a deep voice: "Forget it, I believe in your vision. I will give the order later and let Shi Mo Yisun take command and lead the troops to regain Zhenjiang!"
Dong Tuanxiao said again: "Liyang's troops can be divided into two, 50,000 are given to Commander Shi Moyi Sun to recover Zhenjiang, and the other 50,000 are transferred to the barbarian Hague!"
Hama was stunned and said: "Is it really tight in The Hague, Barbarian?"
Dong Tuanxiao said in a deep voice: "Yes, the one who attacked the quarry was Jiangdu's number one thief general Xu Baisheng. This man knows the art of war and is not easy to deal with!"
Hama said: "Okay then, it's up to you! Changshu doesn't need reinforcements, right?"
"Yes, Changshu is guarded by Yang Tongguan and restrained by Fang Guozhen, so there is no danger!"
Hama breathed a sigh of relief and said, "That's good."
Dong Tuanxiao continued: "This arrangement can only deal with Jiangdu Army. If we want to stifle Tianwan Army's offensive, we need to do two things!"
Hama frowned again: "What two things?"
Dong Tuanxiao said: "First, we must mobilize troops to the south of the Yangtze River for reinforcements! In the Battle of Yangzhou, the Jiangnan Army lost more than 100,000 troops. The Jiangxi Province also lost a lot of power, and it is no longer able to deal with Tianwan's Army!"
Hama said bitterly: "It's all the old Tuotuo's fault. If he hadn't driven the Jiangnan Army to Yangzhou, how could the Tianwan Army have resurrected?"
Dong Tuanxiao remained silent.
Hama said: "Go on, where is the right place to deploy troops?"
Dong Tuanxiao said: "Xuzhou!"
Hama's face changed drastically and he said: "The imperial court finally removed 50,000 people from Hebei to support Xuzhou, but you want to transfer them away? Did you hear the truth correctly?"
Dong Tuanxiao said sternly: "Zhao Junyong and Zhang Shicheng have nothing to worry about. At the end of the day, fifty thousand troops are more than enough to guard Xuzhou. The situation in Jiangnan is even more critical. If Tianwan's army is allowed to regain Qizhou and join forces with Jiangdu's army, the entire Jiangnan may be
Lost in the hands of thieves!"
Hama was silent for a while and said: "General Dong, I know that you are the top general in our dynasty when it comes to leading troops in war, but there are some things that cannot be viewed solely from the perspective of military affairs?"
Dong Tuanxiao was stunned for a moment, looking puzzled!
Hama said in a deep voice: "Xuzhou is currently the most important line of defense in Henan. If Xuzhou is lost, Jinan and Bianliang will be in danger, and it may even lead to the fall of Henan as a whole. Do you understand?"
Dong Tuanxiao said anxiously: "I can guarantee that the enemy will never attack Xuzhou!"
Hama shook his head and said: "General Dong, the foundation of the imperial court is in the north. The best thing is to stabilize the situation in the north first. I hope you can take the overall situation into consideration!"
Dong Tuanxiao was silent for a while and nodded.
Hama said: "As for the dispatch of troops to reinforce Qizhou, troops can be dispatched from Henan. I will send an order to Da Shi Badulu to ask him to send more troops to Qizhou!"
Dong Tuanxiao said hurriedly: "The Shaanxi army that failed to answer the question must be prepared for Liu Futong. Recently I got news that Liu Futong is about to proclaim Han Shantong's son as emperor, and he will definitely march northward!"
Hama said: "How about dispatching troops from Sichuan Province?"
Dong Tuanxiao sighed: "The Sichuan Province Youcheng 'Wan Zhedu' is at odds with the province's political participation 'Hama Tu'. There is a serious internal fight between the two. Sichuan Province's combat power is low. It is not enough to stick to Chongqing. It is not appropriate to fight again."
Lose your troops!"
Hama said angrily: "None of these provincial officials are worry-free! By the way, you just said there is another way to deal with Tianwanjun, what is it?"
Don’t mention troop deployment anymore.
Dong Tuanxiao said: "As far as I know, there is internal discord in the Tianwan Army. Xu Shouhui's general Ni Wenjun's reputation has surpassed that of Xu Shouhui, and he is deeply jealous of Xu Shouhui."
Hama liked this kind of conspiracy the most. His eyes lit up and he said, "You want to drive a wedge between the two of them?"
Dong Tuanxiao said: "It's not just a estrangement. I heard that after Ni Wenjun captured Hanyang, he occupied the palace of King Weishun and asked his subordinates to expand the palace. It is more luxurious than Xu Shouhui's palace. This shows that this person is greedy for wealth!" p>
Hama smiled even more happily and said, "Do you want to imprison this person?"
Dong Tuanxiao nodded and said: "As long as this person is installed with a high-ranking official and a generous salary, the Tianwan Army will be divided, and Xu Shouhui will no longer have the possibility of making a comeback!"
Hama slapped his thigh and praised: "Wonderful! General Dong's plan is better than a hundred thousand troops! I will choose the right person and contact Ni Wenjun!"