Chapter 131 Kaifeng and Wuchang fall one after another!
After meeting his regular customers in Tianjin, Fan Yiwei had to sigh again at this year's good business. These regular customers took over all his remaining goods without any excuses.
In other words, when I came to Tianjin this time, I basically didn’t waste any time. When the goods are unloaded tomorrow and the day after tomorrow, I will earn the money I should make. Fan Yiwei, who is so efficient, can’t believe it. After doing business for so many years, he feels that it is just a waste of time.
This trip to Tianjin was the smoothest.
It took two days to unload all the goods on the ship. After receiving the full payment, Fan Yiwei hurried to the supply and marketing cooperative opened at the port to purchase goods.
The supply and marketing cooperative in the port area currently sells not many products, mainly enamel, and some luncheon meat. Other than that, there is nothing else. It is simply a place that specializes in wholesale of enamel.
After buying more than a thousand taels of enamel, Fan Yiwei was ready to sail south. Before leaving, he prayed silently, hoping that the next business trip would be as smooth as this one.
Business in the Beijing-Tianjin area has prospered, making many people forget that this is a time of trouble. The people and businessmen of Beijing and Tianjin can temporarily forget that they are in troubled times, but the Ming Emperor Zhu Youjian in the palace cannot do anything about it.
Forget. Even if he doesn't want to think about these things, someone will come to remind him specifically.
In mid-July, the capital city received two important reports of defeat in succession. First, the Tongbao came from the direction of Henan. Kaifeng Mansion, which had been holding on in early July, finally fell.
The fall of Kaifeng was expected. Since the defeat of Zhuxian Town last year, the imperial court has not organized any military operations to rescue the Central Plains. Under such circumstances, it is not easy for Kaifeng to survive for a year.
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This year, the imperial court gave Gao Mingheng, the governor of Henan, and the King of Zhou of Kaifeng an opening to withdraw to the east of Shandong. They lost the will to hold on and withdrew from Kaifeng City.
At this time, Kaifeng actually had no basis for holding on. It had been besieged several times, and the surrounding farmland was completely destroyed. If it held on, the hundreds of thousands of people in the city would have no material support at all, and would abandon the defense of the local area.
It was a relief for the people as well as the officials and defenders, so as not to continue to endure hardship and suffering.
Just before receiving the news of the fall of Kaifeng, news also came from Hubei. The Wuchang City guarded by Zuo Liangyu was captured by Zhang Xianzhong in a short time. The King of Chu and other clans in the city fell into enemy hands.
A city guarded by an army of over 100,000 people was defeated by Zhang Xianzhong so easily. This was not expected. Zuo Liangyu's incompetence is really outrageous. If he had any brains, he would have found a way to defend Wuchang City.
.Now it’s not like before. He is actually the governor of Hubei Province. To defend Wuchang City is to defend his own territory. He doesn’t even think about it. What do you do with your brains?
He can't fight, but he can run very fast. When Zhang Xianzhong defeated Wuchang City, he ran faster than a rabbit. As soon as the rebels entered the city, he escaped with his men. Zhang Xianzhong was also weak, why didn't he do it more simply?
This disaster was brought to the end. If he really did this, Zhu Youjian felt that he would have to write a thank you letter to Comrade Lao Zhang, thanking him for doing a good thing for the Ming Dynasty.
The news of the fall of the two cities naturally caused a huge shock in the government and the public. Zhou Yanru, Chen Yan, Chen Xinjia and others ran to the palace in fear. They felt that seeing the emperor would ease the matter.
"Dear dear friends, the matter has come to this, why are you anxious? The sky has not yet fallen. When Gao Pingzhong and others withdrew from Kaifeng, did they make complete preparations? Some important supplies in Kaifeng City, and the garrison in the city, And can officers safely evacuate?"
"Your Majesty, Pingzhong and his companions have withdrawn in an orderly manner this time. All supplies, troops and horses have retreated to the front line of Lanyang and Yanzhou." Zhou Yanru answered the emperor's question on behalf of the courtiers.
"We have to pass on the mission to Gao Pingzhong and the others, asking them to organize the defense line at the passage between Lu and Henan provinces as soon as possible, and never allow the bandits to cross the border into Shandong. Now we have to think about where the bandits will go next. Once Kaifeng is lost, the entire Central Plains will basically be destroyed. The whole city has fallen into the hands of thieves. Based on my understanding of the intruders, they should soon use troops to attack the next city. Where do you think the intruders will attack next?"
Li Zicheng's peasant army has a natural flaw. They have no construction ability, so they must continue to support the expanding system through military operations. Therefore, it can take as short as one month or as long as two months to break into the camp and start a new large-scale fighting.
"I judge that the intruders will send troops to the west and intend to invade Shaanxi." Chen Xinjia expressed his judgment.
"The troops are marching into Shaanxi? Jian Heng, why don't you think they will go north or east?"
"Sun Boya in Shaanxi has tens of thousands of Qin soldiers in his hands. The invaders have been fighting for so many years and they can still use some military strategies. With Boya on the left, he cannot go north or east with all his strength, otherwise his retreat will be cut off and trapped. The worry of eternal disaster.”
Seeing Chen Xinjia's lucid analysis, Zhu Youjian felt that this guy was really a man who knew military skills. "As a result, the pressure on Boya's side will be great! After the thief took Wuchang, I estimate that he will also Marching westward. In other words, Boya, the governor of Sichuan and Shaanxi provinces, will face the invasion of two groups of thieves at the same time, and it will definitely be extremely difficult to deal with it. Let's give Boya a decree and make Sun Boya the Minister of the Ministry of War, and the governor of Sichuan and Shaanxi. The military affairs of the four provinces of Henan and Hubei will do their best to stop the intruders and offer two thieves to invade the west."
After a year of hard work, the fate of the country finally fell on Sun Chuanting. It felt like all the previous work was in vain!
I don’t know how Sun Chuanting, the last fierce man of the Ming Dynasty, has recovered after more than a year of recovery. Logically speaking, with more than a year of buffer period, he should have almost integrated the Qin army. According to the original history , he sent out troops once last year and almost lost all his capital. Unlike this time, at least he was given more than a year to recuperate.
Zhu Youjian did not have high expectations for Sun Chuanting, as long as he preserved his strength and defended Sichuan and Shaanxi provinces. The current situation is indeed as Chen Xinjia said. With Sun Chuanting in Shaanxi, Li Zicheng did not dare to go north and west. . He is not like the former bandit now. He is an established bandit. It will definitely not work for him to wander with a large army like before.
Thinking of this, Zhu Youjian remembered the scammer Zuo Liangyu again. With a little effort from this guy, Wuchang would not have been passive in holding the situation like this. Li Zicheng was a homeless bandit who had a family, but Zhang Xianzhong still had no family. What a safe stray dog. If he rushes to Sichuan without hesitation, it will be quite troublesome. If Sun Chuanting is allowed to fight on a single line, his ability can still make people feel reassured. But if Zhang Xianzhong sneaks into Sichuan and kills Sun Chuanting, There is no peace in the matter of money and food, and the situation is unpredictable.