Zhang Damou, who is full of stars, and Zhang Cunmeng, who is not stained with mud, were ordered to rush to the aid of Ansai City. However, when they arrived, Li Jiasheng had already entered Ansai, and Lou Daji also formed a formation in the south of Ansai City to meet the enemy. It can be said that Lou Daji and others
The people set up their positions and waited for the peasant army to crash here. Zhang Damou, who was eager to recapture Ansai City, did not notice this, and his troops plunged into the ambush circle pre-set by Lou Daji.
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At noon, the officers and soldiers attacked Zhang Damou's more than 5,000 men from three directions and forced Zhang Damou into a deserted town outside the city. At this time, Zhang Damou was in a very dangerous situation. If he was not careful, he might be killed by the officers and soldiers.
After Zhang Cunmeng learned about Zhang Damou's situation, he could only turn around and support Zhang Damou. Zhang Cunmeng and Zhang Damou had a very good relationship in private. In order to save Zhang Damou, Zhang Cunmeng even led his troops to fight in person. After two hours of fierce fighting, he finally
Make a hole in the southwest corner.
When there was a gap, Zhang Damou led the remaining soldiers to escape in a hurry, all the way to Yan'an City. Zhang Damou survived, but his plan to recapture Ansai City was completely shattered.
The officers and soldiers occupied Ansai City and radiated to the surrounding areas, posing a huge threat to the rear of the peasant army. At this time, if Wang Ziyong abandoned Yan'an Prefecture, concentrated his forces and retreated southward, and defended the southern territory, the pressure would not be too great. But Wang Ziyong
He made the same mistake as Wu Yangui, that is, he did not want to abandon Yan'an Mansion. Wang Ziyong did not give up, which directly led to the need to allocate a lot of troops to deal with Lou Daji and others.
For a time, the situation in northern Shaanxi became delicate again. Although Zhang Damou's plan to recapture Ansai City was thwarted, the main force did not suffer much losses. Similarly, the frontier troops under Lou Daji and Li Jiasheng were unable to move south on a large scale.
Attack. If Zhang Damou had been killed before and the peasant army would be in chaos in a short period of time, it would be possible to attack southward. Unfortunately, Zhang Damou was allowed to run away, and even Zhang Cunmeng could not stay.
After all, the troops in the hands of Lou Daji and Li Jiasheng are still too few. If there are more than 5,000 soldiers and horses, Zhang Dashou will definitely be defeated. For lack of troops, should they blame the imperial court or their own generals?
The imperial court has its own difficulties. Xuanfu and Datongfu are also facing tremendous pressure. The Mongols in the north are mobilizing frequently. Although Tiemo's Yunfu soldiers and horses are at the forefront, Xuanfu and Datongfu must also be ready to rush to help at any time.
Yun Mansion. At this time, it is already very difficult for Xuan Mansion and Datong Mansion to send 6,000 soldiers and horses into Shaanxi.
Li Jiasheng was the most anxious. He had only cavalry under his command, and the consumption of food and grass alone at the end of the day made people feel distressed. The court only gave him half a month's supplies, and he had to rely on himself for the rest.
Think of ways to.
"Brother Lou, Brother Deng, we have to find a way to solve the trouble at hand. If we continue to confront each other like this, it will not only be a waste of wolf grass, but it will also not be a good thing for the Xi'an Prefecture."
Deng Huaiyuan listened to Li Jiasheng's complaints and fiddled with the knife in his hand. After a while, he smiled bitterly and said: "Brother Li, I know you are anxious, but what's the use of being anxious? We only have so many soldiers and horses in our hands to defend Ansai City.
The front line is already the limit. We are powerless to attack Yan'an Prefecture. We are more anxious than you about wasting food and grass. If the food and grass are really gone, the court will not care about it. We can only think about it ourselves. Unlike you, at least we still have iron.
Brother, I’m here to help you.”
"Ahem, you can't say that. Although my good brother has a lot of supplies, there are also many places where they can be used. He just captured Tumo River, and Abadai is restless. He may use troops to attack the north at any time."
Lou Daji knocked on the table, rolled his eyes and smiled: "Old Li, you don't have to rush to speak for that guy. Don't worry, we didn't want to ask him to raise food and grass. But, Lao Li, where can you get it?
If there is any benefit, at least share it with us. Our Xuan Mansion and Datong Mansion are advancing and retreating together, and we don’t want to be alone."
"Okay, okay." Li Jiasheng waved his hands, sat down, and said with some annoyance: "To be honest, are you really planning to do nothing?"
When it came to business, Lou Daji frowned and became much more serious, "Of course we can't spend time with the traitors like this, so no matter what, we have to find a way to get a support force, as long as we have enough soldiers and horses.
, we can definitely use troops against Yan'an City. I believe that as long as Zhang Damou's bandit army is defeated, the pressure on General Cao will be greatly reduced, and it will be much easier to deal with Gao Yingxiang's attack."
"Reinforcements? Where are the reinforcements?"
"This is not a headache for us. This is something that the people in the imperial court should worry about. Anyway, we will report it according to the facts. Everything depends on the wishes of Governor Yang and the imperial court."
After saying that, Lou Daji thought about the wording and sent an urgent official document to the capital. At the same time, he also sent someone to Yan'an Mansion to tell Yang He about the matter.
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The official document from Ansai City arrived in the capital almost immediately, and the official document from Yang He also arrived. Although they were two official documents, they all said the same thing, which was to ask for reinforcements. If there were not enough reinforcements, the only option was to
Maintaining the current situation and suppressing the civil unrest is tantamount to a dream. Especially the official document of Lou Daji, which requires not only reinforcements, but also food and grass. In a word, if the food and grass are not enough, in order to avoid the army being distracted and being used by the traitors, the border troops will
It's time to withdraw from the jurisdiction.
Damn it, this Lou Daji is too arrogant. He is clearly threatening the imperial court. Food and grass? Food and grass again!
As a general of the Ming Dynasty's border army, shouldn't you be loyal and patriotic and fight to the death? Let alone food and grass, even if you fight to the death of every soldier, you can't retreat if the court doesn't let you retreat. At least, that's what most people in the court thought.
The matter of reinforcements was brought to the court for discussion. Wang Qia, Minister of the Ministry of War, was immediately furious, "Can't they find a way to solve the problem on their own if they need reinforcements? What's the use of asking the court for everything? As the governor of the three sides, Yang He, if he doesn't solve the problem,
He turns to the imperial court for everything, how did he become the governor of the three sides?"
Qian Longxi, Li Tong, Zhang Fengyi and others all nodded slightly, agreeing with Wang Qia's views.
It has to be said that most people in the court today still lack sufficient understanding of Shaanxi. They think that Shaanxi is such a large area. If you just pay a little attention, can't you solve some problems on your own?
But in fact, they had no idea how serious the situation in Shaanxi was. No one was cultivating the land there. Within a few months of planting the land, it was robbed by others before it was ripe. Neither was Yang He.
I have never thought about farming, but there is no opportunity for farming in Shaanxi right now. Just half a year is not enough to recuperate and restore vitality. It can be said that apart from the death toll, everything else in Shaanxi has to be supported by outsiders.
Although there are many troops stationed in Shaanxi now, compared to the peasant army, they are still far from enough. Wang Jiayin's strength has expanded too fast. In half a year, it has increased from tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands. After entering Shaanxi, there are even more troops.