Wang Qia and others were very angry, but they had to consider the request of Yang He and others. Lou Daji dared to say such cruel things. On the other hand, it can be imagined that Shaanxi's military strength was indeed insufficient.
Troops were sent to rush for reinforcements, but where was the money and food to mobilize troops and horses? If they were to be mobilized, they could only find a way to mobilize them nearby. As the Minister of the Ministry of War, Wang Qia would definitely not be able to escape. After thinking about it, he figured out a way.
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Your Majesty, there is nothing going on in Shanxi now, and there are Xuanfu and Datongfu border troops in the north. The troops and horses in Shanxi are temporarily useless. It is better to concentrate them and transfer them to Shaanxi. This will not only solve Shaanxi's urgent needs, but also save a lot of money and food."
Chongzhen thought for a moment and nodded slightly, "It is a good idea to mobilize Shanxi soldiers and horses into Shaanxi, but Wang Aiqing, have you ever thought about what to do if the rebel soldiers take advantage of the situation to attack Shanxi?"
As soon as Chongzhen said these words, Wang Qia couldn't help but smile bitterly: "Your Majesty, Shanxi is to the east of Shaanxi. Now all the attention of the traitors is focused on Xi'an in the west. They can't take care of Shanxi. The traitors want to enter Shaanxi.
We must first capture Xi'an Prefecture and Yan'an Prefecture. Right now, Xi'an Prefecture is still in the hands of Mr. Yang, and as for Yan'an Prefecture, the imperial army has captured Ansai City. Under such circumstances, the thieves have no guts to attack Shanxi directly."
"Is that so?" A look of embarrassment appeared on Chongzhen's face. In fact, what Wang Qia said was common sense, and many people knew it. Of course, it was not that Chongzhen was ignorant, he was not a general leading troops, and he was not in the habit of reading maps.
Moreover, the maps of these days are really hard to praise. Even if you have seen them, if you don’t know enough about the local area, you will still have only a half-understanding.
Since Shanxi will have no worries in a short period of time, no one will object to the transfer of troops from the guard station to Shaanxi. But then, who will be sent to lead the troops to Shaanxi becomes a problem.
Because of the previous increase in commercial taxes and the turmoil in Shanxi, Chongzhen still knew a little about the officials there, so he proposed without thinking: "Order Zhang Honggong to mobilize the Shanxi guards and rush to Yan'an Prefecture with all his strength.
Cooperate with the border troops to capture Yan'an."
Chongzhen felt that there was nothing wrong with his proposal, but as soon as he finished speaking, Li Biao came out and said: "Your Majesty, you still need to think carefully before sending Zhang Honggong."
Chongzhen was very puzzled, "Why is this? Zhang Honggong is the commander-in-chief of Shanxi Province. At this moment, it is the time to use him. If the imperial court uses him, should he refuse?"
Chongzhen's expression was not very good. Wang Qia lowered his head and said calmly: "That's not what I meant. It's just that Zhang Honggong just received the official document not long ago. He has been ill recently and needs to recuperate. After verification by the Ministry of War, it has been agreed."
"Huh? Is there still such a thing?"
Zhang Honggong complained of illness and rested for a period of time. This was true, and he also reported it to the Ministry of War. However, Zhang Honggong was definitely not ill. He just wanted to hide and relax on the pretext of recuperating. The commercial tax had just been levied, which caused trouble with Shanxi merchants.
It's not pleasant, and it has offended the Chang family. Geng Ruqi, Gao Jie and the others are not willing to accept it, and may want to make things worse again.
Zhang Honggong did not dare to refuse Geng Ruxi, and he also did not want to continue to offend Shanxi merchants. After much thought, he came up with such a bad idea. In order to get permission, he also specially gave Wang Qia a benefit. After all, the general of the army could take sick leave.
It's not that easy.
Moreover, Wang Qia did not want Zhang Honggong to go to Shaanxi. If he leads troops into Shaanxi, if the battle fails, the court will definitely hold him accountable. When Zhang Honggong is unlucky, Wang Qia will not get any benefit, because Zhang Honggong is Wang Qia's man.
You must protect your own people, but as for other people, you have nothing to do with it.
Since Zhang Honggong couldn't go, he had to choose someone else. Now the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty were really having a headache. There were really not many people in Shanxi who had the ability to lead troops. At this time, Chen Xinjia, the minister of the Ministry of War, came out and said: "Your Majesty,
We seem to have forgotten someone, Sun Chuanting is still in Daizhou."
"Last year, when the rebels entered Shanxi, Sun Chuanting commanded Ruoding and gave the rebels a severe blow. This man is both civil and military and loyal to His Majesty. Why not let him lead the troops?"
"Sun Chuanting?" Chongzhen murmured to himself. Wang Chengen bent down and reminded him, and then he remembered who Sun Chuanting was. In the Shanxi military newspaper, in addition to Tie Mo's name, it must have been Sun Chuanting. Hey, how could this person be given to him?
Forgot?
"Okay, I will order Sun Chuanting to guard Shanxi, with the title of Chief of the Military Department, and immediately lead the Shanxi soldiers and horses into Shaanxi to help the border troops wipe out the Yan'an rebels."
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In Daizhou, in a small courtyard, Sun Chuanting sat quietly on the porch, holding a book.
Since the bandits entered Shanxi last year, Sun Chuanting has not left Daizhou. Although he left, he was not idle. During this free time, he listened to a lot, saw a lot, and also thought a lot.
Today's Sun Chuanting is much more mature in thinking than two years ago, and his thinking is no longer so radical. When he was young, he was high-spirited, could not tolerate sand in his eyes, fought against eunuchs, and even resigned and returned home.
After I was really free and had more time to think, I gradually realized that what I did before was not necessarily right. Especially the recent increase in commercial taxes made Sun Chuanting see through some things.
The eunuchs and the Qingliu each have their own reasons for existence. Now that the eunuchs have left the center, the court has almost no voice of the eunuchs. However, the court has not become better, and neither has the Ming Dynasty. On the contrary, the national treasury has become even emptier. Increase commercial taxes.
, but did not include Jiangnan, which caused the people of Shaanxi to boil with resentment, and these things were actually the ideas of those good officials who asked for orders for the people.
According to Sun Chuanting's knowledge, many eunuchs went to Yun Mansion to make a living. These sycophants in the eyes of most people made the construction of Yun Mansion prosperous.
In the court, for various reasons, you may not be able to see clearly in this life, or you may be unwilling to see clearly because of interests.
When you are outside, calm down and be a bystander, you can see many things very clearly.
Closing the book, Sun Chuanting exhaled softly. He did not regret his decision to resign, but now, it was time to make a comeback.
The next day, an imperial edict was issued to Daizhou, and Sun Chuanting accepted the edict with a calm expression and also shouldered this important responsibility.
On the seventh day of October in the second year of Chongzhen, it was a bleak day in autumn.
Sun Chuanting was ordered to go to war!
Shaanxi is close to Shanxi. Sun Chuanting led more than 2,000 people from Yanmen Pass and Ningwu Station out of Shanxi and into Shaanxi before all the soldiers from Shanxi Guard Station could be assembled.
Sun Chuanting's march was very fast. As soon as he entered Shaanxi, his troops were directed towards Mizhi County, giving the peasant army no time to react.
Mizhi County has gone back and forth, gone back again and again, and has withstood more than a dozen military disasters. It has long been dilapidated. However, its geographical location determines that this dilapidated city still plays a very important role.
Sun Chuanting led his troops in a surprise attack and captured Mizhi County from more than 300 peasant soldiers in just half an hour.
At this point, Ansai City and Mizhi County faced each other from east to west, completely blocking the possibility of the peasant army moving north.
