Sure enough, Cheng Jiming was angry, but he was not so angry as Huang Taiji, but Zu Dashou, "How can this be unreasonable? How could this be unreasonable? How did Zu Dashou do this? With so many soldiers and horses in Panshan City, the Jurchens were able to capture Yingkou.
What does the court want from him?"
At this time, Chen Xinjia, the Minister of War, was also there. Hearing Cheng Jiming's angry roar, he frowned. Today's court is really different from the past. These people are just aloof and don't know what the actual situation is. Zu Dashou has a large army.
But what he was guarding was an important area near Panshan. Yingkou and Shaling had long been separated from Panshan. If the Liaodong army could really defeat the Jurchens in field battles, this 100,000-strong army would be an effective army that could defend the entire Liaodong.
The problem is that if you leave the city, you can't defeat the Jurchens. In this case, what's the use of having a large number of people?
Zu Dashou's letter was a request for reinforcements. In the letter, Zu Dashou analyzed the pros and cons of the whole thing very clearly. The problem was that everyone in the cabinet couldn't see it. They instinctively felt that an army of hundreds of thousands would be able to defeat 30,000.
Duo Nu is really a barbarian. He slapped Zu Dashou's letter on the table, and Cheng Jiming almost jumped to his feet and cursed angrily, "Reinforcements, reinforcements, reinforcements, where can we get reinforcements? Isn't a hundred thousand troops not enough? Lord Zhou, prepare an order immediately.
, ordered Panshan to regain Yingkou as soon as possible to avoid causing greater panic. In addition, the imperial court had to take into account the banditry in Henan and the treasury was empty. It was unable to send more troops to Liaodong. If there were difficulties, Governor Sun was asked to solve them himself.
"
"Okay, I will send someone over now." As soon as he left the Liubu Yamen, Zhou Tingru almost laughed out loud. Even he, who was not familiar with military affairs, thought what Zu Dashou said was reasonable, but Mr. Cheng couldn't listen. Mr. Cheng can
Don’t you understand the problem? It’s just a matter of interests, not to mention the current situation of the Ming Dynasty. It is really difficult to send reinforcements to support Liaodong in fighting a big war.
The generals in Panshan City were eager to fight. Zu Dashou had to find a way to suppress these excited generals. Two days later, the reply from the capital arrived. Zu Dashou could only smile bitterly after seeing the expected official document. Going out to fight in the city?
I really don’t have any confidence at all. I can be sure that as long as the army leaves the city, Huang Taiji, who is waiting outside, will definitely mobilize all his remaining troops and invest them near Panshan. By then, Huang Taiji will be able to gather 70,000 to 80,000 people in a short period of time. Let’s see.
The Ming Dynasty still had the numerical advantage, but in terms of combat effectiveness, it was not equal.
Although Liaodong soldiers and horses have strengthened their training in recent years, and with the efforts of Governor Yuan and Governor Sun, the armaments have also been replenished. However, compared with the Jurchen cavalry who are good at fighting, they are still a little behind. In a battle in the wild, the certainty
Not big.
After receiving the reply from the cabinet, Zu Dashou ostensibly agreed, but he gave various reasons not to go to war. Either he said that the soldiers were tired and needed to recuperate, or that they needed to prepare food and grass. In short, Zu Dashou followed the tactic of dragging his feet, if you have the ability, you are the real one.
The barbarians will fight all the way south. It is best to cross the Daling River and directly enter the Guanning defense line. As long as they are far away from Panshan, they can directly mobilize the army to attack the camp entrance and block the Jurchens' retreat. Zu Dashou's procrastination
The trick is not bad, and it really gave Huang Taiji a headache at first, but how long can this drag trick be played?
Ignoring the situation in Panshan, let’s talk about the situation in Mianchi City. It is already the tenth day of April. Tie Mo is sitting in the room with a frown. Due to the continuous battles, he has not received enough rest, let alone human beings.
Even the war horses are starting to have problems. In order to avoid bigger problems, the cavalry has retreated to Shannan Town, leaving only a few hundred people as scouts. Taking Mianchi City is just the beginning, and the next step is Yinchuan City, but before that, it must first
The only solution is to solve Lushi County. As long as Lushi County is taken, Mianchi City and Lushi County can be connected to one line, and there will no longer be fear of instability in the rear.
Lushi County is a wonderful place. The hundreds of miles of flat fertile land near Lushi County is also a place for cavalry to gallop, and Lushi County is home to 10,000 of Li Zicheng's most brave and capable elite soldiers.
Horse, known as the armor-breaking army.
To attack Lushi County, we must first think about how to deal with the armor-breaking army. These tens of thousands of rogue bandits are not so easy to deal with. Sometimes I have to lament the bad nature of human beings. No matter what species they are, they are always full of intrigues and court disputes.
Fame competes for wealth, and the same goes for rogue bandits. If Li Yan from Lushi County hadn't had a feud with Gu Feilang, it might have taken a lot more effort to capture Mianchi City.
As for the dispute between Gu Feilang and Li Yan, it is even more interesting. I heard that Gu Feilang took advantage of his good looks to steal the woman Li Yan liked.
"Superintendent, Panshan sent news a few days ago. Huang Taiji's actions have been getting faster and faster recently. We have to hurry up. How to fight in Lushi County? You have to make a decision as soon as possible!"
"Do you really regard me as an omnipotent god? If you say there is a way, you can find a way?" Tie Mo picked up the charcoal and said he was unhappy, but after he finished speaking, he was stunned. He looked at Hai Lanzhu,
Then he threw away the iron rod holding the brazier, clapped his hands and said with a smile, "There really is a way. People these days don't believe in God. Let's show him a dance this time!"
After speaking, Tie Mo clasped his hands together and thought silently in his heart, Gods from all walks of life, whether they can take over Lushi County this time depends on you.
In this day and age, people still respect the Sanqing Taoist ancestors very much, otherwise the Maitreya Sect and the Jin Chan Sect would not have accumulated so many followers.
All Tie Mo has to do is to use the hands of gods to fool the bandits again.
In Mianchi City, the sand sculpture is wearing a large cassock, and its hair is neatly styled. On this windy day, with a big bald head, you can really feel the wind and cold. Now the expression of the sand sculpture is much more depressed, iron
Mo gave some instructions from time to time, and the sand sculpture made some postures, but most of the time it made Tie Mo very dissatisfied, "Hey, Drill Rat, didn't I tell you that you don't even know how to sit in meditation as a monk?
Haven't you ever gone to Huichang Temple and seen the eminent monk's practice... What's wrong with your hands? Hurry up, put your hands away, do the tricks, raise your face, pretend to be more holy, eminent monk, eminent monk
, I asked you to pretend to be the Buddha, not the old monster from Montenegro."
Pointed by Tie Mo's finger, the sand sculpture opened his mouth, raised his left hand slightly, and drooped his right arm. He was about to cry, "Superintendent, please don't torment this subordinate. I really can't do this job. It's better to find Shao."
Lie, Dingshan is a talented person, he is smart and has great wisdom. It is better to come to Dingshan. Once my subordinates are used to staying on the mountain, they can act like an old monster from Montenegro."
The sand sculpture beats the snake and follows the stick, isn't it the old monster from Montenegro? Get it, pretending to be Buddha is more uncomfortable than fighting a vicious battle. Zhou Dingshan was standing nearby watching the fun. When he heard what the sand sculpture said,
He almost ran away in fright, "Lao Sha, you fought for this by yourself. No one is forcing you. Don't blame Zhou on anything."
After being ridiculed by Zhou Dingshan for a while, Sha Diao stopped making noise and made no fuss. Speaking of which, he was blamed for being too reckless. At that time, the superintendent said that he had a great merit to teach everyone. The group of people sat still like bells, but he Sha Diao yelled anxiously.
He yelled and volunteered, but in the end, he knew what he was going to do after he got the job done. He had to know what kind of trick he was pretending to be a Buddha, so he didn't fight. Hey, I really blame myself. I will never be so reckless again. Even if I take credit,
I have to wait for the supervisor to finish what he said. It's fine now. My hair has been shaved. I still have to do this and that as required.
The sand sculpture retreated. How could Tie Mo allow it? He patted the sand sculpture on the shoulder and kept comforting him, "Drill, don't be like this. Whether you can successfully complete the task will affect whether you can conquer Lushi County. Don't worry, as long as you
Do your job well, and when you defeat Lu's County, I will give you the first credit, but if you fail to defeat Lu's County, you can feed me to Old Cangtou!"
Feeding the horse? The sand sculpture almost didn't sit on the ground. Old Cangtou was a famous groom in the Northern Shanxi Army. I never expected to walk out of the stable and hang out with Old Cangtou. Wouldn't it mean that he would never have a chance to fight in the iron?
Under the treatment of black carrots and sticks, the sand sculpture finally became obedient. Are you kidding me? If you don't obey, you will be thrown into the stable. Let alone a real groom, you can't afford to lose your face.
In Lushi County, Li Yan's life was not easy. In fact, he didn't really want to watch the fall of Mianchi City, he just wanted to watch Gu Feilang make fun of him. It would be best if Gu Feilang, the bastard, took the initiative to ask, so that he could
Can you relieve the hatred in your heart? But who would have thought that Gu Feilang would be defeated so simply, losing Mianchi City in one battle, and even losing his own life outside Mianchi City.
Li Yan is not a petty person, nor is he sincerely trying to cheat Gu Feilang. He just didn't expect Gu Feilang to be so stupid. If he knew this was the result, he would never get angry with Gu Feilang. Lushi County
It can be said that there is an interdependent relationship with Mianchi City. The two support each other, so they can be impregnable. Losing one of them will inevitably be extremely risky. But it is too late to regret now. In any case, Gu Feilang will not survive. As for sending troops
Retaking Mianchi City was unthinkable. I'm afraid the officers and soldiers were looking forward to the soldiers from Lushi County coming out of the city for a decisive battle.
Li Yan patiently waited for news from Yinchuan City. The only one who could make a decision now was General Li.
In Yinchuan City, Li Zicheng looked very depressed. In the past, Li Zicheng was full of energy and full of confidence in the future, but what happened in just half a month made him have to doubt whether his previous decision was wrong.
.The advancing speed of the Northern Shanxi Army is really too fast. At this speed, maybe the officers and soldiers will be able to break into Yinchuan City tomorrow and occupy their home base.
Li Zicheng could also guess how Mianchi City was lost.
Niu Jinxing has also been thinking about the situation at hand. Generally speaking, the current situation is quite unfavorable to the rebels. The officers and soldiers in the north have occupied Mianchi City and Hangu, and the officers and soldiers in the east are approaching Pibo City. To put it simply, now Li Zicheng and even
All rebel leaders are faced with a multiple-choice question, which is to protect Gaomen Pass or protect Lushi County. With the strength of the rebel army, it is impossible to protect both places with all their strength. The only way is to concentrate their forces to protect one place. In order to go to Gao
The reason for increasing troops at the gate is because Mianchi City and Lushi County serve as a barrier to the north. Now that the barrier has been lost, it is impossible not to increase troops to the north.
This is really a difficult problem. Even Li Zicheng doesn't know how to choose. Gaomen Pass is a very important stronghold along the Fuling River and plays an irreplaceable role in the entire Fuling River defense line. But Mianchi City and Lushi County in the north are also
The barrier of Yinchuan City is simply irresistible to any side.
I couldn't give up, but I had to give up. Niu Jinxing pursed his lips heavily, and after a long time, he said in a deep voice, "General Li, you can no longer hesitate at this time. Let's mobilize the army rushing to Gaomenguan back to Lushi County.
"
"This...Mr. Niu, the eight achievements of such a high-level family are gone." Li Zicheng's face was expressionless, as if his biological father had died. Niu Jinxing knew how difficult this was for Li Zicheng, so he shook his head and whispered, "Li Zicheng
General, if Gaomen Pass is lost, we still have Yinchuan City. If we are worse, we can retreat south into Fangzhou and enter Huguang to rest and recuperate. But if we lose Lushi County, the officers and soldiers can march straight into Yinchuan. When the time comes, we want to
It's too late to retreat. General Li, don't hesitate, please make a decision early. You're afraid that if you wait too long, the officers and soldiers will come up with some conspiracy. Once Lu's County is lost, it will be too late to regret it."
What Niu Jinxing said cannot be said to be wrong. Li Zicheng also knew that what he said made sense, but how could it be so easy to make a decision? Niu Jinxing stood quietly in the room, while Li Zicheng kept moving around, and the expression on his face changed.
He changed again, and finally agreed with Niu Jinxing's words, "Mr. Niu, order everyone to withdraw from Gaomen Pass and rush north to aid Lushi County. No matter what, we must protect Lushi County and block the way for the officers and soldiers to go south.
This will buy time for our next plan."
Li Zicheng is worthy of being a rare hero in a century. Since he decided to abandon Gaomen Pass, he should simply do it. Not only the reinforcements were withdrawn and transferred to Lushi County in the north, but even the 20,000 troops originally stationed on the west side of Fuling River were shrunk to Yinchuan City.
Chongyang Town in the east. I used to think about taking the initiative, but now I'm thinking about how to defend it.
It is really embarrassing to have the officers and soldiers press and beat you all the time, but a man can bend and stretch, and as long as he endures it, he will be able to get his debt back one day sooner or later.
The next day, Li Yan in Lushi County received news that reinforcements were coming, which made him very happy. It seemed that General Li was sensible. If reinforcements were not sent, Li Yan would have the power to reach heaven.
Even if we can, we must rely on the troops in Lushi County to defend the northern defense line. The news that Li Zicheng decided to send troops to aid Lushi County spread like wildfire. After learning the news, the most angry person was not
Tie Mo in Mianchi City was Zhang Xianzhong, who was hiding in Yinyang City and playing with women. At first, Li Zicheng wanted to devour Zhang Xianzhong, the remnant soldier, but considering the reaction of the leaders of various ministries and Zhang Xianzhong's identity, he had to be more cautious. Not only did he not take action,
He also hypocritically entrusted Zhang Xianzhong with an important task and asked him to garrison Yinyang City. The reason for this was because he felt that Zhang Xianzhong's power collapsed and would not be a success. But who would have thought that the officers and soldiers would arrive so quickly, and he would be in front to hold up the Northern Shanxi Army.
Although Zhang Xianzhong was furiously attacking, Zhang Xianzhong hid behind to recuperate and enjoy great blessings.