Chapter 589 Jinyiwei's big chess game, to persuade people to go to Niangziguan to help defend the city?
Jingjing Pass is the gateway to the Taihang Mountains. Logically speaking, the enemy forces in the Shanxi direction should be stationed with heavy troops. However, since Li Zicheng's Eastern Expedition, this generation has become a boundary that no one cares about. The imperial court was not ready to enter.
Before Shanxi's preparations, there were no troops stationed in the Jingjing area, but the defense line was shrunk to the Shimen area to facilitate the deployment of troops.
Shanxi's attitude towards this Shandong pass is also average. They have concentrated their main force in the direction of Niangziguan! In this way, the Jingjing Pass area has become a buffer zone for both sides, and has also become a distribution center for smuggling trade between Shanxi and Beizhili.
Center. This area did not become depressed because it was abolished. On the contrary, it became the most prosperous place in the mountainous area because no one cared about it.
The pass has turned into a market, with fish and dragons mixed together, and various characters appearing in it. The atmosphere of the rivers and lakes is quite rich. Now the owner of Guancheng is a wealthy mountain man named Lu Kung. He was named the general soldier of the wells by Shanxi Governor Chen Qiyu, and his subordinates gathered
Thousands of rural soldiers and bandits lived a happy life relying on the income from customs duties and the contribution of merchant travelers.
Are the good times over? When Lukron heard that a large-scale military gathering was taking place in the Shimen area, his first reaction was that he was afraid that he would never be able to live the life of a domineering local bully again.
"Why haven't you heard the people sent to Niangziguan to ask for help? In the past two days, the imperial court's scouts have almost reduced Guancheng to a sieve. They will enter the mountains very soon. Why don't Mr. Chen and General Wu send reinforcements quickly?" Lu
Clone was in Guancheng's mansion, eating a pork knuckle, but he was extremely anxious. That's how he was, the more nervous he was, the more he wanted to eat.
"Master, I'm afraid the reinforcements won't come. Our family occupied the well just because no one cared about it. It was a cheap job. Now that tens of thousands of troops from the imperial court are about to pass, we can't wait for anyone to come. People from Taiyuan,
They will definitely stick to Niangziguan and not care about our life or death at all!" Lu Youxi, the housekeeper and deputy general, saw that his master was still dreaming of waiting for reinforcements to come to help him block the imperial army coming from Shimen, so he couldn't help but tell the truth.
"They don't care about us? Isn't my filial piety of over ten thousand taels a year just feeding the dog?"
"My Lord, who cares about our small friendship at this time? Now is the time to save lives, how can they care about us?"
"What should I do? Why don't we send someone to deliver a message to the imperial court? Will it be possible for us to surrender to the imperial court?"
"This is a way out, but our family's wealth will come to an end. The imperial court will definitely not leave important land like Jingjing to you again."
"After all, I am the commander-in-chief of a city. No matter what happens, the court will give me an official position, right?"
What kind of commander-in-chief are you? You have a bunch of thugs and bandits under your command. It’s strange that the imperial court would treat you as a commander-in-chief. The housekeeper complained in his heart. However, he didn’t say it clearly, allowing Lucron to continue to do illusory and unrealistic things.
dream.
Just when the situation was getting awkward, a servant from the city lord's palace ran in. "Sir, the shopkeeper of Yongji Company in our city has come to ask for an audience. He said he has something important to say to the master."
Ding Maocai came to ask for an audience at this time? What big deal was he going to say? Lukron was confused. This businessman was a migrant from Beizhili. He opened a carriage and horse shop and a store in Guancheng, and the business was doing well.
The filial piety of the year was not spared, and it seemed that there was still some friendship. After thinking for a while, Lu Kelun asked Ding Maocai to be brought into the hall to see what medicine he wanted to buy in the gourd.
"Commander Ding said that he has something important to say to me. I wonder what he wants to say?"
"My general, it's been such a long time, but you're still interested in wine and meat? Beizhi's army will arrive at Guancheng in a blink of an eye!" Ding Maocai immediately showed an anxious look when he saw Lu Kelun, and began to give this
The local general creates a sense of tension.
"Soldiers will block it, water will cover it, and the army of Beizhi will come as soon as it comes. I will lead my men to fight with him! I will eat some wine and meat, not because I am confident."
Just pretend to be a coward! Ding Maocai was almost unable to continue the show because of this pretense. After he regained his composure, he said: "If the general is really confident, then Ding will disturb you, so I will leave now." After that,
, Ding Maocai turned around and prepared to leave.
"Commander, wait a minute! Since you are here, please finish your speech before leaving. If it is beneficial to me, I will listen attentively."
"General, does he want to defend or surrender?"
"Could it be that Yuanwai has a way to surrender to the imperial court?"
"No! Ding came here just to say that no matter whether he defends or surrenders, the general has a dead end!"
"Ouch? Both roads are dead ends. Which general has to die?"
"It's not always possible. In addition to these two paths, the general has a third path to take."
"What's the third way?"
"Take your subordinates to stop the city and go to Niangziguan to help the Shanxi troops block the Northern Army from passing through the mountains."
"Ding Maocai, I thought you were a lobbyist for the imperial court, but I didn't expect you to be from Taiyuan Prefecture. My family's business is in Jingjing. How can I keep the city from leaving and help others defend the place and become ashes of the army? You can tell me
, why surrendered to the imperial court, this will lead to a dead end, let's see how you can smooth this matter out with your clever tongue."
"It is a secret that the imperial court does not like to see military leaders, and the general is not even a military leader, at most he is a powerful man. He still has a few men under his command. Once he surrenders, the generals will be reorganized and dismissed. You can rely on them.
What is it again? As the saying goes, soldiers give courage to generals. Without soldiers, where would courage come from? You can only let others manipulate you. In recent years, many businessmen who came from the north have been embezzled by generals. Once they lose their power, which businessmen will
Will they let you go? You must know that the businessmen in Beizhi now have a say! By then, the general's huge family fortune will become a life-threatening thing."
"I brought my men and horses to surrender to the imperial court. I can be considered worthy of merit no matter what. Why would the imperial court allow merchants to manipulate me?"
"If there were other generals, the casual businessman would definitely not be able to control him. But the general is a rootless person. When he gets to the court, he doesn't even have a voice to help him. If they don't control you, who can they control?"
"Hmph! You said that you wanted me to go to Niangziguan to break the law. But you said that I gave up my family fortune and went to Niangziguan, what good is that?"
"There is a shortage of men at Niangzi Pass. The general brings his men and horses there to provide help in times of need. He will naturally be treated politely. This is one of the reasons. The second is that the general's troops and horses are in hand and will not be lost at all! The most important thing is that as long as Niangzi Pass is defended, let
The Northern Army could not enter the Jin area, so the Jinjing was actually defended. In recent years, why did the Northern Army abandon the Jinjing and let the generals do what they wanted? The core is that the line from Jinjing to Niangziguan is a mountainous area, which is very important to the army.
It’s worthless! If we don’t enter Jin territory, what will the army have to eat if it stays in the mountains for a long time? It’s impossible to stay there for a long time.”
Ding Maocai, who talked eloquently, strongly urged Lu Klon to lead troops to Niangzi Pass. Judging from his performance, he seemed to be from Shanxi. However, in fact, he was the serious intelligence station chief of Jinyiwei. He persuaded Lu Klon to lead troops.
I went to Niangziguan to play a big game of chess.