Suddenly, Ke Minxing thought of something, and his whole body trembled. After a long time, he raised his head and said bitterly: "Actually, if you want reinforcements, it's not impossible... It's just...
.”
At this time, other officials said eagerly: "Your Majesty, it's now this time, what worries do you have? If you have any ideas, just tell me..."
"Okay" Ke Minxing breathed and immediately made up his mind, "For the sake of safety, the Beijing Camp wants to protect Yingtian Mansion in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, so they are not willing to come, but we can ask the Iron Governor for reinforcements. As far as I know, there was an incident a few days ago.
The Zhiyun Mansion cavalry has entered Fengyang Mansion and is now stationed in Shouzhou. Shouzhou is less than a hundred miles away from Luzhou, and with the advantage of the cavalry, it only takes one day."
"As long as the Iron Governor is willing to send troops, we only need to defend for two days, and this cavalry can rush to our aid from the north!"
Is Ke Minxing's method clever? It's not clever at all. It looks very simple. Has no one thought about it before? Of course some people have thought about it. As the governor of three provinces, Tie Mo was ordered to suppress bandits. The three provinces included Yingtian Mansion in Nanzhili.
But who among the officials in Southern Zhili would take this governor of the three provinces seriously? Tie Mo, the governor of the three provinces, was appointed by His Majesty with ulterior motives. Southern Zhili does not admit that there is such a person in his heart. You are holding the official position of governor of the three provinces.
You can do whatever you want, but if you want to interfere in the affairs of Southern Zhili, you must not do it.
People in Southern Zhili think this way, and this is what they do. Since the Zhengde period, hundreds of officials have been running Southern Zhili, and the management of Jiangnan has been monolithic. Even the Duke of Wei, the Xu family, can only stand aside and watch. You, Tiemo, are just a foreigner.
Do you want to get involved in the affairs of Southern Zhili? What are you thinking about?
The officialdom of Nanzhili has been monolithic for nearly a hundred years. It has always listened to the orders of the six ministries of the cabinet, and even the emperor's orders can be ignored. Tie Mo came with the title of governor of three provinces, but for the officialdom of Nanzhili, Tie Mo
It's just a joke.
Similarly, the monolithic Nanzhili officialdom looked down upon those who cheated. Anyone who dared to hook up with outsiders would be attacked by the Nanzhili officialdom, and they would never be able to get away with it in this life. By the Chongzhen period, Nanzhili
The rules of the officialdom are like iron laws, and no one dares to take a step beyond them.
Now that Ke Minxing said what he said, it was a bit scary. For a while, the officials of Luzhou Prefecture looked at each other, and no one dared to answer. Everyone was considering the gains and losses, and asked Tie Mo for reinforcements. It was not known whether Tie Mo would send troops or not.
But afterwards, the officials of Luzhou Prefecture will definitely be regarded as outliers by the Southern Zhili officialdom? From now on, future generations will be blacklisted by the officialdom.
Is it worth it?
Some people think it's not worth it, and some people think it's worth it. At least Ke Minxing thinks it's worth it? As long as he saves his life? At worst, he can stop being in officialdom and be a rich man with peace of mind in the future. Or? Wait for the restoration of the eunuch party...
..
Not everyone has the same idea as Ke Minxing. Many people consider not only themselves, but also the fate of the entire family. It is difficult to choose between a person's gains and losses and the gains and losses of the family's descendants. Once abandoned by the orthodox officialdom?
His career path is also cut off? Not to mention the possibility of subsequent retaliation. At this time, I actually miss the Eunuch Party. At least when the Eunuch Party is still around, everyone has more choices?
Are you going to join the eunuch party? Although the eunuch party is unstable and comes and goes, it is better than having no choice.
Tongzhi Ye Wen frowned and rubbed his hands uneasily on his knees. In fact, he was different from Ke Minxing and others. He was just an outsider. When the eunuch party was still there? He served in Beizhili and worked with the eunuch.
He was involved in the party. Later, the court changed drastically and the eunuchs were purged. He was also implicated. However, he later spent a lot of money to find someone and survived. However, he was still transferred to Luzhou Prefecture to serve. It seems to be Luzhou.
Although he was a Tongzhi of the government, in fact he was a dispensable role, and officials of all sizes in Luzhou Prefecture did not take him seriously.
Ye Wen also thought very much. Compared with those who died in prison, he was already very good. Without real power, he could just go on and enjoy peace and happiness. However, this fellow in name only followed the bandits.
When the attack came, he couldn't sit still. According to his idea, it would be enough to save his life. Why think so much? But he didn't dare to say these words. If he really said it, if nothing happened later, once the liquidation was over, he would
You can't even hold a leisurely official position. If your previous experience as an eunuch is discovered, you might even be jailed.
No one said anything, which proved that everyone did not agree with Ke Minxing's suggestion. Ke Minxing had been mentally prepared for this. He nodded on the table and said with a wry smile: "Colleagues, at this critical moment, you can't care about the nonsense.
I want to ask the Iron Governor to send reinforcements. Those who are willing to stay with me, and those who are not willing can leave."
Everyone's expressions changed again, which meant that everyone had to take sides. Either with Ke Minxing, or with the opposition. There was no room for people sitting on the fence at this time. Soon, some people stood up and left, and in the end, they stayed in the hall.
There were only a few people, and of course, Ye Wen was also among them. There were less than ten people in the room, and probably only Ye Wen was the most thoughtful.
There were more than twenty officials, large and small, but only a few stood on his side. Ke Minxing felt bitter in his heart. He had been the prefect for two years, but his popularity was so bad. Not long after, an official document was sent from the prefect's Yamen, and he entered quickly.
Fengyang Mansion, delivered to Shouzhou.
The Luzhou Prefecture was anxiously waiting for Tie Mo's reply, but the peasant army occupying Gushan did not stop. They did not attack the nearby Luzhou City, but went southeast through Lujiang County and approached Tongling.
In just two days, Li Yan led an army of 6,000 peasants to capture Fushan to the west of Tongling. At this point, Tongling was in sight.
Tongling City has a very special geographical location. It happens to be at the junction of several state capitals. Luzhou Prefecture, Hezhou Prefecture, Anqing Prefecture, Chizhou Prefecture, Ningguo Prefecture, and Taiping Prefecture. The junction of these state capitals happens to be Tongling.
It can be said that occupying Tongling, Luzhou Prefecture, Anqing Prefecture, Chizhou Prefecture and Nanjing will be cut off. If the imperial troops want to enter these three places, they will not be able to bypass Tongling. In the same way, if the Nanjing Jingying Army cannot enter
In several state capitals in the west, the few remaining local soldiers could not stop the peasant army.
What's even more fatal is that taking Tongling will provide a powerful springboard to enter Ningguo Mansion in a short time and sweep across Zhejiang. By then, the Wujiang defense line stationed by the Beijing camp will lose its meaning.
Sometimes I really have to admire Li Zicheng's vision. When everyone was thinking about attacking Anqing Mansion, he went against everyone's opinions and attacked Tongling. Now Li Yan has sent troops to the mountains, and as Li Zicheng continues to increase his troops, the effect is obvious
.
Southern Zhili wanted to rely on the Wujiang River to stop the enemy, so they gave up Luzhou Prefecture, but it did not mean that they were willing to give up Tongling, or even the three southwest prefectures. If the peasant army really occupied Tongling City, the imperial court would be too passive.
What is the style of rogue bandits? Rogue bandits are here to rob things. With their style, it only takes half a month to invade Ningguo Mansion and cause a devastating blow to Zhejiang. If Zhejiang is really robbed, what will happen to South China?
All the officials in Zhili had to suffer the same fate. Su Yang, Zhejiang, was the pet peeve of all the officials in Qingliu.
Therefore, Nanjing had to quickly mobilize heavy troops to Ningguo Mansion, and at the same time strictly ordered the officers and soldiers near Wujiang River to divide their troops and go to Tongling, with the intention of firmly controlling Tongling City. Unfortunately, the opponent they encountered this time was Li Zicheng.
The Tongling area is a typical Jiangnan landform, with crisscrossing rivers, lakes, and countless mountains. In the northwest of Tongling, there is a river named Nijiang River. As the name suggests, due to the local topography, this river is turbid all year round, like a
Thick silt was deposited. It was noon, and more than 4,000 soldiers from the Beijing camp arrived near Nijiang River. However, before they could cross the river, Lu Weiliang led his army to attack Nijianghe Town and launched an attack on the officers and soldiers crossing the river.
A fierce attack.
The peasant army's attack came too suddenly, and because it relied on the terrain of Nijianghe Town, the imperial soldiers and horses were beaten in a daze. The encounter lasted for an hour, and in the end, the soldiers and horses of the Beijing camp left behind hundreds of corpses.
, hastily withdrew to Wuwei Prefecture. After this defeat, the Beijing camp did not dare to be careless, and quickly asked Xu Wenjue for help, asking for more troops to go to Tongling.
The Battle of Nijiang River heralded the official start of the Battle of Tongling. After Lu Weiliang repelled the reinforcements from the Beijing camp, he cooperated with Li Yan to launch a joint attack on Tongling City, and launched an attack on Tongling in the early morning of the next day. For a time, Tongling City affected countless people
heart.
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The Battle of Tongling is in full swing, and Baofeng City, a hundred miles away, has also undergone changes. A few days ago, the Xuanfu soldiers and horses began to pull out camp, but they did not attack Baofeng City, but entered Kaifeng Mansion eastward. This
Li Yangchun in Baofeng City was very puzzled, but he did not dare to act rashly. The lessons of blood and tears in the past told him that when facing the living king of hell, it is best to be careful. In many cases, not making mistakes is a great achievement.
The Xuanfu troops withdrew from Baofeng City. At the same time, the soldiers and horses in Ruzhou City and Ding Luyan from the north of Funiu Mountain also led their troops to withdraw eastward, intending to join forces with the main Xuanfu army. It was already ten
At the end of the month, the weather gets colder, and winter clothes become a big problem. Fortunately, Hai Lanzhu and Chang Minyue have to worry about these things, so Tie Mo doesn't need to worry too much. However, Tie Mo is not without worries, at least he has to consider other people.
feelings.
As Gao Yingxiang's main army poured into Runing Prefecture and then entered the southern border of Zhili, Ruzhou was equivalent to being empty. Under this situation, Zhao Shujiao and others who had been staying in Xiangyang quickly seized the opportunity and launched an attack on the remaining forces of Nanyang Prefecture.
He launched a fierce attack and quickly recaptured most of Nanyang Prefecture. According to Sun Chuanting's idea, he took advantage of this opportunity to encircle Baofeng City with the Xuanfu army. Taking advantage of Gao Yingxiang's main force in South Zhili, he used the power of thunder to destroy Li Yangchun and others.
Sun Chuanting, a tributary bandit, made a detailed plan for this purpose, and then sent an official document to Tie Mo, asking Tie Mo to make a decision.
But what Sun Chuanting expected was that after Tie Mo received the official document, he just smiled faintly, and then threw the official document into the stove and burned it. Then the Xuanfu army retreated and emptied Baofeng City, which made Sun Chuanting even more puzzled. As Ruzhou and the
The officers and soldiers from Funiu Mountain retreated, and Sun Chuanting became a little angry. In Nanyang City, Sun Chuanting held the military report with a solemn face and a bad tone, "What do you mean, Lord Superintendent? Giving up on Baofeng City when we have such a great opportunity is not a waste of all our efforts."
What?"
Sun Chuanting felt that he had spoken politely enough. In his opinion, Tie Mo's behavior was a crime. This was to give the bandits a chance to breathe. Qi Gui Qi, but Sun Chuanting had no choice but to write a note to send to Tie Mo.
Heading to the capital, I hope the imperial court can warn Tie Mo. The dignified governor of the three provinces is responsible for the important task of suppressing bandits, but he can't find a way to destroy the bandits. He keeps chasing him here and there with a hammer and a stick. I don't know what he is doing.
It is absolutely rare for someone like Sun Chuanting to impeach a Shangguan directly because he is unhappy. However, others are not surprised. Sun Chuanting has always been like this. He has outstanding ability and diligence, but he can't get rid of the dirt in his eyes.
Sun Chuanting was dissatisfied, which was understandable, but Zhao Shujiao didn't think there was anything wrong. Sun Chuanting was a salary earner from the imperial court, but Tie Mo was different. Most of his subordinates supported themselves.
The first thing people think about must be how to benefit themselves. Do they first think about fighting the bandits? If they are really desperate and suffer heavy losses, will the court compensate them?
"Why is Mr. Sun so angry? The governor has his own reasons for doing this. What we should be concerned about now is what to do next! Now that the Xuanfu army has evacuated, Zhang Xianzhong and Wang Ziyong on Funiu Mountain must not
Be willing to be at peace!”
It's okay if Zhao Shujiao didn't say it. Sun Chuanting frowned when he heard this. Sun Chuanting had a good impression of Zhao Shujiao and knew that Zhao Shujiao had an old relationship with Tie Mo. Tie Mo even had a life-saving favor for Zhao Shujiao.
.But Sun Chuanting was still a little unhappy that Zhao Lijiao defended Tie Mo in this way, "General Zhao, even so, as an important minister of the imperial court, can't you only consider yourself and not suffer any loss?"
Zhao Shujiao frowned and smiled bitterly in his heart. Sun Chuanting was such a thorn in the side, so why did he still talk about Zhao? If he didn't understand Sun Chuanting's character, Zhao Shujiao would have really wanted to throw away his sleeves and ignore it.
Sun Chuanting is good at everything, but he is too stubborn.
"Yes, yes, you are right!" Zhao Shujiao was too lazy to argue with Sun Chuanting. Is Sun Chuanting really stubborn? In fact, he can see many things clearly, but he hopes that most people can take the overall situation into consideration. At least this time, Iron Man
Mo's approach was somewhat disregarding the overall situation. Perhaps from Tie Mo's perspective, this was the best, but this may not be the best for the Ming Dynasty.
At the end of October, the Xuanfu troops set off, but stopped in Taikang County, Kaifeng Prefecture. After receiving a letter from Luzhou Prefecture asking for help, Tie Mo was not in a hurry. Because Li Zicheng did not attack Luzhou City, but turned to Tongling.
A fierce attack was launched. In this case, it might as well let the rogue bandits create more pressure on South Zhili.
Military reports from Tongling continued to arrive. Wang Zuogao looked at the military reports and wrapped himself in thick clothes. "Haha, he is indeed Li Zicheng. He just captured Tongling and attracted all the attention of the South Zhili side."
Already."
Tie Mo also smiled bitterly and said: "Yes, now all the troops and horses of the Southern Zhili Province are focusing on Tongling and Ningguo Mansion. Who has the mind to care about the affairs of Anqing Mansion and other places? Now Gao Yingxiang can get rich without any trouble.
The power of blowing dust has swept through the three prefectures. There must be countless supplies in hand, and we still need to plan carefully."