As Tie Mo accepted the imperial edict, the entire Xuan Mansion immediately took action. It is true that Zhang Bei's funds and materials are limited now and cannot support a war, but since the court promised Tie Mo that he can find ways to make money on his own, that's easy to say.
For Shanxi merchants, fighting may not be possible, but if they are asked to find ways to make money, they will definitely have evil ideas. Moreover, many people in the army have become extremely excited. Now most people have learned about Tie Mo's promotion
Regarding the governorship of the three provinces, although this position is only used to suppress bandits and is temporary, it means that the rank is high. Even after the suppression of bandits is over, Tie Mo's official position will inevitably be equivalent to it and he will become a real frontier official. Youdao
When the tide rises, all boats will rise. If the general is promoted, the people below will naturally rise to heaven. But whoever gets promoted will have to fight for military merit. Fighting means military merit. As for military pay and supplies, it is not something they should consider.
Especially Geng Zhongming, Shang Kexi, Li Jiucheng, Li Yingyuan and others, they have newly joined the army. It is the time when military merit is needed, and it is perfect to suppress bandits.
But there was one person who had a headache. This person was Chen Qiyu, the governor of the three sides. Chen Qiyu, who was in Xi'an, was very puzzled by the court's decision. Tie Mo played a vital role in the imperial army being able to suppress the peasant army in the north. Now,
The frontier army was led by Xuanfu. At this time, Tie Mo was transferred away, and what should Wang Ziyong's troops do if he launched a massive counterattack?
Chen Qiyu compiled a letter and sent it to the cabinet, but it was like a stone sinking into the sea, without any movement. Cheng Jiming and others also had their own difficulties. Naturally, they did not want Tie Mo to lead troops into Henan. In their eyes, Tie Mo was
He is a confidant of His Majesty. Who knows what will happen when this person goes to Henan? In the final analysis, Tie Mo and the troops of Nanzhili are not on the same side, and the two sides represent different interests. Especially since Tiemo, the governor of the three provinces, also controls Nanzhili.
Although he was assigned to the military affairs department, he knew that the position was empty, but who could guarantee that Tie Mo would not do anything wrong?
The troops and horses in South Zhili were transferred by the cabinet over the troops. Emperor Zhu Youjian directly ignored the cabinet and transferred his favorite generals. In fact, this was not just a suppression of bandits, but a competition for their respective rights to speak in the army.
.Whoever can make a great contribution to the suppression of banditry in Henan will have a greater say in the future.
Zhu Youjian did not cause trouble for the cabinet, and the cabinet naturally could not cause trouble for Zhu Youjian. The two parties had reached a tacit understanding. However, this was not a good thing for Chen Qiyu. The situation in Shaanxi was finally brought under control. If it was because
Tie Mo left and became corrupted again, which is really not worth the gain.
Xi'an Prefect's Yamen, Chen Qiyu has been in a very bad mood in recent days. There are so many people in the Ming Dynasty, and they can fight many people. Why do they have to send Tie Mo over?
Seeing Chen Qiyu's gloomy expression, Hong Chengchou had to persuade him: "Master Chen, please calm down. In the past two years, General Iron Soldier has made outstanding achievements in battle and has rarely suffered defeats. He is even called the Living King of Hell by the bandits. Your Majesty has great trust in General Iron Soldier.
It’s justifiable to transfer him to Henan.”
Chen Qiyu was still a little unhappy and snorted: "The imperial court only cares about Henan, so what about Shaanxi? They don't care about it?"
Hong Chengchou had a wry smile on his face, and the corners of his mouth twitched uncontrollably. In fact, Shaanxi is really not as good as Henan. What is the situation in Shaanxi? It is already terrible. In the eyes of the court, Shaanxi is probably the least important.
place.
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Everything was as Chen Qiyu expected. After Tie Mo returned to Xuanhua, the peasant army in northern Shaanxi was getting ready to move. Zhang Damou suddenly increased his troops in Ansai City, in a posture of counterattacking Hetao. Lou Daji and Hei Yunlong did not dare to
If he was negligent, he could only ask Mangui to mobilize troops to suppress the peasant army from the northeast. Seeing this posture, Chen Qiyu could only curse in his heart, but he still sent troops northward to threaten the peasant army's rear.
In mid-May of the third year of Chongzhen, Wang Ziyong, who was stationed in Qingyang Prefecture, abandoned Sanshui County and ignored Hong Chengchou's threats and sent more troops to Yan'an Prefecture. At this time, Chen Qiyu was a little worried, and the situation in northern Shaanxi became serious again.
, maybe in an instant, a war will ravage Yan'an Mansion. Man Gui had a headache, and he did not expect that the rogue bandits would cause trouble as soon as Tie Mo left.
On May 17, Mangui rushed to Hequ City urgently. After listening to the statements of Hei Yunlong and others, he furrowed his brows and said angrily: "Do these bandits really think that we are easy to bully? Increase the troops in Ansai City and Yan'an."
, what do they want to do? Tell me to go down and guard the Yinzhou Pass and the Shenmu for me. I want to tell these bandits that although the living King of Hell is gone, my sword is still extremely sharp."
Man Gui was furious. He knew that Tie Mo's title of King of Hell was very bluffing, and he also knew that the bandits were afraid of King of Hell. However, as soon as the King of Hell left, the bandits started to cause trouble. Wasn't it too disrespectful to treat Man Gui as a human being?
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The situation in northern Shaanxi became tense. The soldiers from both sides looked at each other, but neither of them was in a hurry to take action. Man Gui felt confused in his heart. Since there was a fight, it must be done as early as possible. Why weren't the rogue bandits in a hurry? The rogue bandits were not in a hurry.
Worried, there is no need for him to be anxious.
Two days later, Heiyunlong rushed back from Shenmu City and said with a worried expression: "General Man, the situation is a bit wrong. Before the general came back, the bandits approaching Yinzhou Pass actually withdrew."
"Withdrawn?" Man Guida frowned, spread out the map, and called Hei Yunlong closer, "This is really strange. Just now, news came from Lou Daji that the bandits who invaded Ningxia have also withdrawn. Hiss, these groups
What the hell are the bandits doing?"
"This..." Hei Yunlong was shocked when he heard this. He was stunned for a while and then asked: "How could this happen? What is the situation with Inspector Chen and General Cao? Could it be that the rogue bandits were just feinting, and the real ones were
The purpose is to concentrate our forces against Commander Cao and Governor Chen?"
Man Gui smiled bitterly and shook his head, "That's where the blame lies. According to the news sent by General Cao, the gangsters in Ganquan City have been unable to retreat. Even the gangsters in Yezhuxia have withdrawn, and there is no sign of attack.
None."
Hei Yunlong was completely confused. What did Wang Ziyong want to do? He concentrated on increasing his troops in Yan'an and did not use troops in the Hetao, nor did he attack Cao Wenzhao and Chen Qiyu in the south. Is this crazy? Something must have gone wrong, Wang Ziyong
It’s not like he mobilized a large number of troops but did nothing. With a sullen face, Man Gui called in a few of his own soldiers and said sternly: “Check it out for me. If you can’t find out, don’t come back.”
"Here!" Several soldiers quickly took the order. This was really difficult. Northern Shaanxi is such a big place, but there are only a few places worth paying attention to, but there is nothing unusual at all.
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Mizhi, when both sides gathered heavy troops and focused on Ansai City, Ganquan City and Sanshui County, this shabby county town that was almost destroyed was ignored. If Mangui's spies explored carefully, it would be very easy to find out.
It was quickly discovered that the situation in Mizhi City was somewhat unusual. A few days ago, the gates of Mizhi City were closed and no one was allowed to pass through. The city walls were heavily guarded, as if facing a formidable enemy.
You must know that the official army has no intention of attacking Mizhi City. Even if they attack, it will be to attack Ansai City. It is a bit unusual for Mizhi City to be so heavily guarded. In fact, this is indeed the case. Mizhi City had already attacked Ansai City a few days ago.
Secretly moving troops and horses away from Mizhi and guarding them tightly, it was just to prevent the news from leaking out.
However, there is no airtight wall in the world. After finding no clues, the spies sent by Mangui finally set their sights on Mizhi City. After they devoted their energy to investigate, the secret of Mizhi City could no longer be kept. The night
At Advent, in the Diyu forest outside Mizhi City, several men in gray robes gathered together to discuss something.
"According to the bribed gatekeeper, Zhang Xianzhong left Mizhi with a large number of soldiers and horses three days ago and disappeared without a trace! It is very strange at this time, so we have to notify the Manchu soldiers as soon as possible."
"Well, one more thing. Sun Kewang, the fierce general under Zhang Xianzhong, did not die and returned to Mizhi City alive."
Several men shook their heads and sighed. They could only say that Sun Kewang was in danger. In the situation like Sanshanyuan, Sun Kewang could have saved his life. When the news came back, Mangui's first reaction was to ask Zhenxi Wei
He Fugu, but the reply he gave was that he was safe and sound, and there was no trace of rogue bandits for twenty miles around.
Zhang Xianzhong has nearly 30,000 troops under his command, not just a few or two. If such a large number of soldiers and horses approach Zhenxiwei and Fugu, it is impossible not to detect them. There is no trace of enemy troops in Zhenxiwei and Fugu, and Hequ City is even more
No, Mangui's head suddenly felt a little big. Why did Zhang Xianzhong lead so many soldiers and horses? Did he go to the mountains to become a savage?
Mangui didn't know that he was really deceived. Zhang Xianzhong's tens of thousands of troops were really in the mountains at this time. At this time, they crossed the mountains and had arrived at the outskirts of Hancheng.
On May 20th of the third year of Chongzhen, Zhang Xianzhong, who had disappeared for many days, suddenly appeared in the north of Hancheng and launched a fierce attack on Hancheng. Since Liu Yingyu pressed almost all his troops on the two wings of Ganquan City, Hancheng's defense was empty.
Officials in Hancheng were not at all alert. In this battle, Zhang Xianzhong took Sun Kewang as the vanguard and captured Hancheng in just one hour.
After capturing Hancheng, Zhang Xianzhong's troops did not stop and directed their troops towards Daning City in Shanxi. Daning City could be said to be worse than Hancheng. From top to bottom, they never thought that the peasant army would attack. Liu Wenxiu's troops
When thousands of cavalry raided Daning City, the soldiers guarding the gate were still chatting. As can be imagined, the peasant army captured Daning City almost effortlessly.
By this time, the situation was very clear. The peasant army wanted to use troops against the wealthy Shanxi. Gao Jie, the prefect of Taiyuan, urgently mobilized troops from all over Shanxi to Pingyang Prefecture, intending to block the peasant army in Pingyang and Yueyang, so as to prevent the rogue bandits from wreaking havoc on the entire Shanxi Province.
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On May 22nd, the weather was dry. Gao Jie felt upset. He had never been so scared since he became the prefect of Taiyuan. When he thought of the nearly two hundred thousand bandits, he felt that his heart could hardly bear it.
It would be a dream to rely on Shanxi soldiers and horses to block so many bandits. At this moment, the first thing Gao Jie thought of was Tie Mo, the commander-in-chief of the Xuanfu. No, he should be called the Iron Governor now. Now the only
The only ones we can count on are the border troops of Datong Prefecture and Xuanfu Prefecture.
Especially for Xuanfu, Gao Jie is no longer the kind of stubborn person who has no understanding of military affairs. He has also done some understanding of Xuanfu's affairs. Although Tie Mo is the chief soldier of Xuanfu, Yunfu's old troops are strong and he can mobilize troops under his command.
There are no less than 80,000 horses. This force is far stronger than the Xuanfu general's strength should be.
Thinking about what happened in the past, Gao Jie was a little embarrassed to ask for help. However, facing a strong enemy and for the sake of his official career, he could only shamelessly write to the Xuanfu. Gao Jie's idea was very simple. As the governor of the three provinces, you Tie Mo
, nominally in charge of the affairs of Shanxi, Henan, and Southern Zhili, but now there are rogue bandits in Shanxi, you can't just ignore it, right?
On the same day, chaos broke out again in Shanxi. A large number of mobs attacked the government offices in Yuci and Yueyang. The mobs scattered and caused trouble, causing chaos in Yueyang and Yuci.
Yueyang is close to Pingyang Mansion. If Yueyang is in chaos, there will be a gap in the defense line composed of Shanxi soldiers and horses. As for Yuci, that is more important. It is close to Taiyuan. If the chaos in Yuci cannot be contained, Taiyuan will soon be
Will be affected. What makes Gao Jie even more worried is that the Chang family's old man Chang Yinxuke is still in Yuci County. He is Tie Mo's future father-in-law. If something goes wrong with the Chang family, Tie Mo's character is not allowed to talk to him.
Is Gao someone settling the score?
Almost instantly, Gao Jie made the decision that even if Yueyang did not want it, he would still have to keep Yuci. Therefore, half of the troops and horses near Taiyuan Mansion were transferred to Yuci by Gao Jie. Zheng Chunhe, the new commander-in-chief of Shanxi Province,
If he dared to disobey Gao Jie, he would do whatever Gao Jie told him. A large number of soldiers and horses poured into Yuci and quickly controlled the situation in Yuci County. But again, because too many soldiers and horses were transferred to Yuci
, Yueyang's troops were insufficient, so taking this opportunity, Sun Kewang led an army of 10,000 to bypass Pingyang Mansion from the north and penetrate directly to the south of Yueyang.
That night, a group of men in gray and white robes quietly poured into the streets of Yueyang. They took advantage of the city guards to rest and suddenly attacked the north gate. The Yueyang guards thought that the chaos had been controlled, and they did not expect that there was still an ambush in the city.
This group of people was different from the bandits outside the city. They were well-trained and fearless of death. With more than 200 people, they suppressed more than 400 people near the North City Gate.
Named guard.
Arrows shot up into the sky, and Sun Kewang, who had been ambushing outside the city for a long time, led his troops to attack the city. Both sides cooperated internally and externally, and in less than an hour, the North Gate of Yueyang fell.
The North City Gate fell, and the officers and soldiers could no longer stop the bandits. By the next day, the bandits occupied the entire Yueyang City. Zhang Xianzhong personally led the army to station in Yueyang City, and the next day he divided his troops and approached Pingyang Mansion. At this time, Pingyang Mansion was completely
Separated by Yueyang.
The situation in Shanxi changed so fast that it was overwhelming. With the fall of Yueyang City, Wang Ziyong assembled the main army and marched southward from the eastern part of Yan'an Prefecture towards the southwestern part of Shanxi.
By this time, Gao Jie was anxious to commit suicide. If the bandits turned Shanxi into a second Shaanxi, his head would definitely have to be moved. So Gao Jie wrote another letter and sent it to Xuanhua urgently.
At this time, Tie Mo, who was in Xuanhua, was also shocked by the changes in Shanxi.