The next day, Bozhou garrison Guo Liai received two orders in succession. The imperial camp general Wang Lizhi asked him to block the pursuing troops from the rear, and His Royal Highness the Prince wrote in a handwriting asking him to guard the city and not go out. Guo Liai immediately decided to follow Zhu Cixuan's order.
.If it was Li Dingguo or Liu Wenxiu who asked him to go out to resist the enemy, he might still hesitate, but Wang Lizhi, who is this? The officials in the imperial camp can't control the soldiers in our western camp, so we should take this opportunity to give him some help.
It was more sweet for the prince to sell favors. So the officers and soldiers of Banzhou saw a scene that made them dumbfounded. A group of remnant soldiers who seemed to have lost their armor but were full of energy and kept an orderly formation while escaping passed by the city. Soon, a group of armored soldiers passed by.
With the strength of the troops, the more energetic soldiers roared in and passed around the city in an orderly queue. Both sides turned a blind eye to the Banzhou officers and soldiers, and the raised cheeks made the Banzhou officers and soldiers feel particularly dazzling.
"The emperor is just partial. Those brats from Yuying have really luxurious armor!"
"They're all just fake, but this army is really neat and orderly."
"Young children who have never been on the battlefield, I will beat three of them one by one."
On the city wall, the veterans who felt ignored were talking with disdain. Guo Liai frowned and looked at the city, full of doubts in his heart. Zhu Cixuan did not let him go out of the city to stop the enemy, and he made up his own reasons. The little prince
He is arrogant and competitive, unwilling to take advantage of others, and he is happy to sit on the sidelines. But is this fleeing army really a rebel and defeated army? He has been in the army for many years, and he is considered to be experienced in the military. He has never seen a defeated battle.
The army can be so organized. When thinking about the identities of Zhu Cixuan and Wang Lizhi, the alarm bells in Guo Li's heart rang loudly.
"You have to stay away..." Guo Liai turned around and left. Zhu Cixuan told him not to leave the city, so he would stop causing trouble, but he still had to report today's events to the King of Shu.
Kunming, Imperial Palace. After receiving the military report brought by several fast horses, Emperor Yongli could not sit still. Ma Jixiang, Yang Zai, Wang Weigong and others were all hurriedly called into the palace.
Yongli looked fierce and roared: "Wang Weigong, look at the military reports of King Shu and the good son you taught! It seems that I am usually too good-looking, and none of you take me seriously.
!Do you think I can’t kill you?!”
Wang Weigong was so frightened that he fell to the ground. He didn't even dare to go out these days. His family members were sent to Guiyang, so he wanted to calm down his unconsciousness before Mu Guogong arrived in Guiyang.
The son of the heart. But it has only been a few days, and the messenger is probably still on the way. Could it be that my son is so impatient that he launched his attack without waiting for my reply? If this really happens to the prince, I am afraid that the nine clans will not be able to protect themselves.
He took the memorial from the prince's hand with trembling hands and scanned it roughly. He was so frightened that he said: "Your Majesty, calm down. I really don't know that the dog dares to be so bold. Please give me your permission. I will lead the troops now."
If you go to Sichuan and don’t bring back this unfilial son, I won’t come back!”
Yongli sneered and said: "Of course you don't want to come back. You just happened to take the soldiers and your good son and my good nephew to escape together, right?"
"I would never dare to think like this. My loyalty to Your Majesty can be seen day by day. Please take a closer look, Your Majesty!" Wang Weigong kowtowed repeatedly and replied sadly.
At this time, Wang Weirang spoke tremblingly: "Your Majesty, I think this matter cannot be concluded yet. Your Highness has no memorial to report. It is just the words of the King of Shu. It seems..."
"Your Majesty!" Yang Zai shouted, interrupting Wang Weirang, "I think that as the king of Shu, I will not lie. Moreover, the report from the king of Shu is completely consistent with the previous letter, so I think there is no need to doubt."
Yongli remained silent. He did not doubt that this mess was directed by his audacious son, but he couldn't help but wonder about Wang Lizhi's behavior. Wang Lizhi was his nephew, rebelling? This was not the post-Han Dynasty. Ming Dynasty's relatives had long been
He was treated like a cat with its claws cut off by the civil servants. He had no other ability except to make money. But this chaos came so suddenly and subsided so quickly that it really cannot help but make people think about it.
The secret behind it. After a long moment of silence, Yongli said calmly: "What does the chief assistant think about this?"
Since Ma Jixiang entered the temple, he has been looking at his nose and heart, just like an old monk in meditation. Now when he heard Yongli's question, he couldn't help crying in his heart, "You ask me what I think, aren't these all the little brats of yours?"
Is this something caused by the eldest son? You are not good at raising your son, how can I see it? I want to go home and close my eyes."
But when the emperor spoke, silence was golden at this time. Lao Ma thought about it, gritted his teeth and felt that it was time to take sides, "Your Majesty, I thought that since the chaos in the imperial camp has subsided, the most important thing at the moment is no longer poverty.
Find out the whole story. The movement in Guiyang must not be hidden from the Tatars. Guizhou is facing the old thief Hong, and the King of Shu is guarding Guizhou. You must not be distracted by this."
Yongli was shocked when he heard this. He had been on the run for half his life, and the Manchurian troops were like the Sword of Damocles hanging over his head. It was not until he united with Xiying that he had some stability. Now he, the Ming emperor, is completely
Relying on the support of Li Dingguo and Liu Wenxiu, he was able to sit firmly. He no longer hesitated and said: "Wang Lizhi incited the imperial camp to cause chaos and harmed the local area. The King of Shu captured him with all his strength and brought him back to Kunming for questioning. Wang Weigong did not teach his son well and disciplined him laxly.
Indulging the treacherous son to cause a big disaster. Reducing the rank and seizing the position. Well, let’s just seize the position. From now on, he will shut up behind closed doors to think about his mistakes. He is not allowed to go out unless he has an order." After a pause, he added: "Wang Weirang will also seize the position."
The ministers were silent for a moment, and the Wang Weigong brothers were even more powerless and fell limply to the ground. The emperor only gave them titles so that they could retire at home and retire. Wang Weigong had himself to blame, but Wang Weirang felt endless grievances and resentment.
, he had little to do with this matter before and after, so he helped his brother by saying a few words, and then he was implicated. Who should he talk to for explanation?
Yongli then said to the prince: "The decree is that the commander of the front army will be temporarily led by Wei Bao, and the commander of the rear army will be temporarily led by Wang Sheng." Wei Bao and Wang Sheng were both direct line generals of the Ming Dynasty. Compared with Xun, who only fought for power and profit.
Guihe Xiying has a history of anti-Ming Dynasty, and Yongli must rest assured of their loyalty and ability. Yongli also took advantage of Wang Lizhi's momentum of rebellion and broke the Ming Dynasty's military power after the Tumubao Incident.
As a general rule, military commanders are gradually granted greater powers.
Ma Jixiang and others lowered their heads in silence, each thinking about the possible changes in the court in the future. Suppressing warriors is a traditional skill of the Ming Dynasty civil servants. Even in today's situation, civil servants still can't get rid of the natural hatred of warriors formed over more than two hundred years.
hostility. Before the Yongli court cooperated with Xiying, the direct military force had been basically destroyed by the Manchu Qing Dynasty. Although Xiying was dominated by Yongli, it maintained absolute independence, and the civil servants of the Yongli Dynasty did not
Fa was able to point fingers at Li Dingguo and others. Now Yongli promoted Wei Bao and Wang Sheng to the governors of the Fifth Army Commandery. In addition, they themselves were in charge of the imperial camp, which meant that they had the power to command and mobilize troops. Yongli Dynasty
It can be said that the Ministry of War's restraint on warriors is completely in name only.
Luotuo and Jixiha became energetic after hearing this. These two guys were illiterate, so they threw the general newspaper to the entourage. After the entourage finished reading it, Jixiha couldn't hold back his anger.
"Jing Lue, since he pretended to be seeking death, we would be sorry if we didn't take the opportunity to bite them. Li Dingguo is not around, and Guiyang has caused trouble on its own. I don't think Liu Wenxiu cares about Guizhou's defense, so let's ignore the North Road.
On the southern route, we must capture Guizhou first and then talk about it."
Luo Tuo also said: "That's right, don't give the Pseudo-Ming time to breathe. Hunan is not short of money and food, and troops and horses can be mobilized at any time. It is best for us to move first and capture Guizhou. Even if we cannot capture it, we can still attract Kuidong thieves to come south for reinforcements.
When the time comes, I want to come to Shaanxi and Guangxi to launch a three-pronged encirclement, and the false Ming Dynasty will be destroyed."
Hong Chengchou muttered: "I invited you two here because I also want to fight. But how to fight and how big the fight will be, we need to think about it in the long run. Li Dingguo and Liu Wenxiu are still there, and Xiying's strength is still there, and I learned that Li Dingguo has not been as good as
Sun Kewang said that he was very disparaging of his old troops, but on the contrary, he trusted Youjia and deliberately cared for him."
Seeing the impatient expressions on the faces of the two Manchus, Hong Chengchou said helplessly: "My plan is for General Jixiha to attack Guizhou with his army. The main purpose is to test, firstly, to see whether Sun Kewang's statement about Guizhou's defense is true, and secondly.
You should also look at the fighting spirit of the Western Camp. If the Western Camp still has fighting strength, retreat as soon as possible; if the Western Camp collapses at the first touch, then go all out and capture Guiyang."
Luotuo and Jixiha looked at each other again, Luotuo nodded slightly, and Jixiha immediately knew what was going on and stood up to take the order. This chapter has been completed!