Chapter 338 Intervening in Nanzhili Military Affairs
Chapter 338: Intervening in South Zhili Military Affairs
Wang Zuogao was stunned for a moment, then turned around and said, "Supervisor, do you want to take the lead?"
"That's natural. When such a fat sheep passes by in front of you, wouldn't you be moved?"
Wang Zuogao was really convinced now. The governor was worthy of being a businessman. Not only was he thinking about how to defraud Nanzhili of his money, but he also wanted to scrape a layer of oil and water off the rogue bandits. He really wanted to eat both fish and bear's paws.
ah.
Tie Mo is very greedy, but Wang Zuoguan can't say anything. He likes Tie Mo's temperament, but it's more difficult to operate, but isn't that what Wang Zuoguan does as a counselor? Hey, Tie Mo
The master was just talking, but Wang Zuoguan had to think of what to do. Fortunately, the troops of the Yun Mansion often did this kind of thing back then, and Wang Zuoguan was very familiar with planning such things. After thinking for a while, he frowned.
He frowned and said: "Supervisor, it's not impossible to scrape Gao Yingxiang's oil and water, but we definitely can't do it by ourselves."
Tie Mo nodded helplessly. He also understood that relying only on the Xuanfu troops and horses, there was little hope. The troops and horses in his hands were still too few. It was no problem to attack the rogue bandits from the front, but he had to make a comprehensive plan to deal with the rogue bandits.
It will be very difficult to scrape off oil and water.
Seeing that Tie Mo had no objection, Wang Zuoguan continued: "If we want to severely cut Wang Zuoguan's body, we must have someone who can contain some of the rogue soldiers and horses in front. In addition, we must have a strong force in Macheng, Huguang."
Garrison the area. Only by restricting the route of the rogue bandits can we cut off a piece of fat through careful deployment."
Tie Mo touched his chin and fell into deep thought. It is very difficult to restrict the advance and retreat routes of rogue bandits. To do this, a large number of soldiers and horses must cooperate. There are many soldiers in the imperial court, but they are willing to listen to him
There are not many Tie Renren. After thinking about it, the only ones who are really willing to cooperate with me are Cao Wenzhao and his old friends. Unfortunately, Cao Wenzhao is still blowing the cool breeze by the Yellow River. Zhao Shujiao is also there
You can try hard, but I don’t know if it will work. After a while, I patted my thighs and let out a long sigh of relief.
"These days, the brave will starve to death and the timid will starve. How can we know if we don't try? We can try it first, and if it doesn't work, then give up!" After that, Tie Mo pulled Wang Zuoguan over, and Wang Zuoguan
He wrote several letters. These letters quickly departed from Taikang and were sent to different places.
After doing this, Tie Mo issued orders to all the ministries, and the Xuanfu army began to move towards Luzhou. Before that, Orger's cavalry took the lead in setting off from Shouzhou and advancing towards Luzhou.
On October 20th of the third year of Chongzhen, the cavalry led by Ma Org, the leading soldier of the Xuanfu, arrived at the outskirts of Luzhou City. This cavalry did not enter Luzhou City immediately, but went south along the official road and came to a short distance north of Gushan.
Arrive at Siping Town, which is twenty miles away. The arrival of this elite cavalry made Gao Yingxiang and Li Zicheng nervous. However, after Orger was stationed in Siping Town, his cavalry made no next move.
When the Xuanfu cavalry entered Siping Town, the happiest people were the officials in Luzhou City. They could finally breathe a sigh of relief. Ke Minxing was glad that he had not lost his mind. It seemed that the Iron Superintendent was also a person with a heart, and he was also interested in Nan.
Zhili had a lot of thoughts. Ke Minxing saw many things clearly. Orger's cavalry entered Luzhou so quickly, they must have received orders from the Iron Governor.
In the eyes of outsiders, Orger was even a little anxious when he came. He didn't wait for other troops to take over Shouzhou, and immediately went south. This shows that the Iron Governor had long wanted to come to South Zhili, but he could never find a reason.
It's just opportunity.
Nan Zhili, this beautiful land is so attractive. Ke Minxing doesn’t know what Tie Mo’s plan is, but what does it have to do with him? Whatever Tie Mo wants, let him talk to Nan Zhili
When the officialdom is over, whether he can reap the benefits depends on Tie Mo's methods. And all Ke Minxing thinks about is his future career. When this matter is over, he, Ke, will definitely be abandoned by the Qingliu faction and will not be allowed to go south.
In the officialdom of Zhili, we have to make careful plans as to how we will go in the future. If it really doesn't work, we can only take the initiative to retire and return home.
Two days later, Zhou Dingshan and Liu Guoneng led 20,000 troops to the outside of Luzhou City in two groups. Only half a day later, Tie Mo's Chinese army also arrived at Luzhou City. Ke Minxing did not dare to neglect and led Luzhou officials to go out of the city to greet him.
There were dozens of officials, big and small, and most of them were not very fond of Tie Mo, but there was nothing they could do about it. After all, he had the title of governor of three provinces on his head. No matter how much he looked down on him, he still had to have the proper etiquette.
"Ke Minxing, the magistrate of Luzhou, greets the governor. The bandits have stopped in the lonely mountain, and Luzhou has no worries. It all depends on the timely dispatch of the governor. On behalf of the army and people of Luzhou, I would like to thank the governor for his great kindness!" As he said that, Ke Minxing gave him a big blessing.
After a salute, Tie Mo quickly dismounted, stretched out his hand to support Ke Minxing, observed it, and secretly sighed in his heart, this is also an old official in the officialdom.
After the two parties exchanged pleasantries, Tie Mo followed Ke Minxing into the city. Along the way, the expressions on the faces of the officials all fell into Tie Mo's eyes. They really had different expressions and each had their own thoughts. Tie Mo was still a bit self-aware.
, if you suddenly come to Luzhou, you will definitely not be welcome. The officialdom of South Zhili is connected to the six cabinet departments of North Zhili. But so what? Since you have come to South Zhili, you have to fight in South Zhili.
The oil and water are gone, otherwise why would you do it yourself?
Presumably, Ke Minxing also knew about the situation in Luzhou. He didn't say anything about catching up with the wind and washing the dust. Instead, he prepared a banquet in the government office. Only a few people attended the banquet. The prefect Ke Minxing and his colleague Ye Wen were among them, and Ye Wen and
Ke Minxing was different. Since he came to the table, he has exchanged cups and cups, said all kinds of good things, and is ready to leave South Zhili. There is a reason for Ye Wen to do this. He has heard about the things in Yun Mansion, and there are people in Yun Mansion.
Many officials are members of the eunuch party. Those people live freely in Yun Mansion and live a very good life. If there is a chance, Ye Wen would also like to work there and become a county magistrate, which is better than being made a joke here.
Strong.
After drinking for three rounds, Tie Mo inevitably asked about the battle situation in Tongling, "Master Ke, I wonder how the battle situation in Tongling is?"
Ke Minxing was holding the wine glass, a little dazed. He thought this question was a bit strange. Tie Mo commanded the three armies, and the spies must always be paying attention to the war in Tongling. Do we still need to ask him, Ke, about the war in Tongling? Looking at the faint smile on the corner of Tie Mo's mouth,
Ke Minxing's heart skipped a beat. If he didn't understand at this time, he would be too stupid.
The Iron Governor openly asked about the battle situation in Tongling, but he actually wanted to find a reason to interfere with the military affairs of South Zhili. And this reason must be better given by the Luzhou Prefecture, so that the Xuanfu troops and horses can interfere with the military affairs of South Zhili.
It will be more justifiable. Of course, even if the Luzhou Prefecture does not give a reason, the Iron Governor can also force his participation. After all, the position of governor of the three provinces is not given for free.
Ke Minxing didn't think about it for too long. Anyway, asking for reinforcements from the Iron Governor had already attracted the jealousy of the Southern Zhili officialdom, so it wasn't a big deal. He suddenly thought about it, put down his glass and said, "The situation in Tongling is not optimistic. There are rogue bandits at the moment."
Nearly 100,000 soldiers and horses have been assembled near Tongling. Nanjing urgently mobilized nearly 50,000 troops to rush to Tongling. The two sides have fought more than a dozen large and small battles in and around Tongling, but the morale of the rogue bandits is getting stronger and stronger. Look.
Under the current situation, it is only a matter of time before Tongling falls. What Xiaguan is most worried about now is that once the rogue bandits reach Tongling, relying on Tongling City, they will go north along the Nijiang River and massacre Luzhou Prefecture again."
"If the Superintendent is interested, can you send a troop to Nijianghe Town? In this way, we can stop the rogue bandits from heading north! My subordinate will write an official document to inform the Ministry of War of this matter." Ke Minxing is considered willing to risk it anyway.
Everyone has been offended, so you might as well offend completely.
Tie Mo nodded with some appreciation. This Ke Minxing seemed to have some brains. At this time, it was most taboo to have both sides of the fence. Tie Mo was not afraid of difficulties from the officialdom of Nanzhili, but he was afraid that Ke Minxing would have other thoughts after seeing that Luzhou was safe.
Now it seems that Ke Minxing is still very smart.
"Haha, Mr. Ke is serious. I am responsible for suppressing bandits and responsible for the military affairs of the three provinces. South Zhili bandits are raging, how can I ignore them?" Tie Mo said righteously, with an extremely serious expression.
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On October 22nd of the third year of Chongzhen, the Xuanfu army that entered Luzhou Prefecture finally made its next move. Zhou Dingshan and Orger led their cavalry to sweep westward across the rogue bandits entrenched in the northeast of Shucheng, and continued westward to head on.
He ran into the soldiers of the rogue Wu Guanxi. Wu Guanxi was a famous ruthless character under Gao Yingxiang, and was nicknamed the "Loess Overlord".
Wu Guanxi originally led 6,000 soldiers and horses to Gushan, because after the Xuanfu troops entered Luzhou City, Gao Yingxiang and Niu Jinxing were worried about the safety of Gushan. To be precise, they were not worried about Gushan.
But because they were afraid that the isolated mountain would not be protected, the Xuanfu soldiers and horses quickly moved south to join the Tongling battlefield. The Xuanfu soldiers and horses had amazing combat power. If they joined the Tongling battlefield early, the advantages they had previously gained would probably be wiped out in an instant. Gao Yingxiang did not want to be close to half of the army.
Months of hard work finally came to nothing. In desperation, they dispatched a troop of soldiers and horses from Anqing Mansion and rushed to Gushan. However, it was a bit unexpected that the troops and horses of both sides met early in the west of Shucheng.
In the view of Gao Yingxiang and others, when the living King of Hell led his troops into Luzhou Prefecture, he would definitely first break through Gushan and go south to reinforce him in Tongling. However, the Xuanfu troops and horses did not follow the usual path at all. They ignored Tongling and followed the Luzhou Prefecture.
The thieves and soldiers in the state capital fought fiercely.
After Wu Guanxi met Zhou Dingshan's vanguard troops, he was immediately confused. Although Wu Guanxi was called the Overlord of the Loess, he was not a reckless man. He knew that he would not be a match for the opponent if he forced a fight, so he took advantage of the fact that the main force did not come and fought.
We plan to retreat to Shucheng and rely on the city defense of Shucheng to retreat from the enemy.
It's a pity that Wu Guanxi never dreamed that he would run into his own family just after retreating less than five miles. These people were all panting with fear on their faces. When they saw that they were dressed like running from Shucheng, Wu Guanxi immediately became anxious.
, "What's going on? What are you doing here? Where is Bi Dayan?"
One of the soldiers shrank his neck and couldn't help crying after being yelled at by Wu Guanxi, "Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu... Leader Wu, Shucheng is lost, Leader Bi... little one"
I didn’t see him…”
"????" Wu Guanxi was a little confused, and after a while he said angrily: "Fart, there are 8,000 troops in Shucheng, and the officers and soldiers are heavenly soldiers and generals descending to earth. Can they destroy the city in such a short time? Bi Dayan."
Trash, did he grow up eating shit?"
As soon as he finished speaking, a roar came from the front, "Wu Huangtu, be careful what you say, do you think I'm the same loser as you?" Soon, a burly man with two wolf fangs appeared.
Stick ran over.
This person is none other than Bi Dayan, whose full name is Bi Dequan. Because his eyes are like copper bells, he got the nickname Big Eyes. Speaking of the incident in Shucheng, Bi Dayan became angry. He also led the army for two years.
He is an old man. He still understands basic military affairs. Since the Living King of Hell entered Luzhou Mansion, he has closed the city gates tightly and will never open the city gates unless there are special circumstances. I thought that this should be fine, but something happened.
The people of the Living Hell King didn't know what kind of thing they used, but they actually blew up the weakest point on the east side of Shu City, leaving a half-foot-wide opening in that section of the city wall. Originally, this opening could have been blocked, but there was a part of the city wall.
His own people mutinied and were caught off guard, and a large number of officers and soldiers poured in through the gap. Later, there was no other way, so Bi Dayan had no choice but to evacuate first.
Now I understand some things. The small group of people who mutinied before were probably Wang Zuogao's old subordinates. When these people see a chance, why don't they quickly rebel?
After hearing what happened, Wu Guanxi couldn't blame Bi Dayan anymore. Anyone who encounters this would suffer. Before he could sigh, Wu Guanxi slapped his forehead and said urgently: "No, run away quickly. Shucheng has fallen now."
, most of the officers and soldiers will come this way."
Bi Dayan's heart trembled, and he pointed in the south direction, "Run that way, there is Triangle Mountain over there. As long as we go up the mountain, the officers and soldiers will be unable to do anything to us."
Ever since, after Wu Guanxi and Bi Dayan joined forces, what they did was compete to see who could run faster. Zhou Dingshan's main cavalry then rushed up and covered them up for a while before being blocked by the Triangle Mountain. Looking at the triangle in front of them
Shan, Zhou Dingshan shook his head helplessly.
What a headache. The terrain in the south is completely different from that in the north. The mountains and rivers here are dense, which is really not conducive to cavalry maneuvers. If this were in Henan Prefecture, in today's situation, this bandit would not be able to escape from the horse's hooves unless more than half of them were killed or injured.
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"General Zhou, what should we do now? Should we continue to keep an eye on Triangle Mountain? This bandit entered the mountain in a hurry and has no supplies. It is estimated that they will not be able to stay for a few days!"
Zhou Dingshan smiled bitterly and shook his head, "Forget it, let's withdraw. We have other things to do, and we don't have time to spend time with these bandits here. Chen Yaofeng... take your troops to the west and cooperate with General Orger to take down Huoshan
The bandits on the periphery have been wiped out, and we will strive to capture Huoshan City within three days."
"Here!"
Chen Yaofeng accepted the order with excitement on his face. As for Zhou Dingshan, he led some soldiers and horses south along the official road, and soon arrived at Lengshuiguan in the north of Lujiang River. The fierce soldiers in the late Ming Dynasty