Letters of quick notes were sent to the capital at high speed.
Zhang Anshi always felt like his eyelids were beating these days, which made his heart feel inexplicably flustered.
The situation in the Henan Chief Envoy Department seems to be improving.
But the situation in Guanzhong is a bit worrying.
Of course, at this time, Zhang Anshi was still relatively confident.
He had stationed 300 people beside Zhu Zhanji. With these 300 people, it would not be a problem as long as he got out of customs in time and escorted Zhu Zhanji back to Beijing.
It's just that...the implementation of the New Deal now puts Zhang Anshi in trouble.
On the one hand, His Majesty did not issue an order for Zhang Anshi to take over Henan and Guanzhong provinces.
On the other hand, Zhang Anshi vaguely felt that sooner or later, these provinces would still need his efforts.
At this moment, Chen Li, the new commander of the Jinyi Guards, came in a hurry.
As the king of the county, Zhang Anshi wrote several times requesting to resign from the post of commander of the Jinyi Guards, and Zhu Di finally agreed.
And the new commander naturally fell on Chen Li.
Although the duties of the commander of the Jin Yiwei have been handed over, the Jin Yiwei is still temporarily under the control of Zhang Anshi.
At this time, Chen Li was holding an express report, looking anxious and panting: "Your Highness, Your Highness, something is not good."
Seeing Chen Li's extremely anxious look, Zhang Anshi frowned and said, "What are you doing in a hurry? Don't be so excited. What happened?"
Chen Li breathed out fiercely, finally regained his breath, and then said hurriedly: "The urgent message from Chang'an County in Guanzhong is that the emperor's grandson is unwilling to leave Guanzhong, and ordered the Jinyi and model battalion captains from the surrounding counties to assemble.
When he had a showdown with the bandits, he raised the banner of the emperor and his grandson, and the thieves began to gather like flies after smelling the stench... There were quite a few of them..."
Zhang Anshi glared, and immediately cursed: "What do you mean by a fly that smells fishy stench? This is unreasonable. How can my own nephew have any fishy smell?"
Chen Li hurriedly said: "I will die if I humble myself."
Zhang Anshi was also a little anxious. This was his own nephew. The one he had watched grow up was the hope of the Zhang family's future!
Zhang Anshi said urgently: "Then, then...the others agreed like this? Damn it, the Jin Yiwei, and those guys in the Model Camp...let him do whatever he wants? He is just the deputy envoy of the Railway Department, so everyone is willing to listen to him
control?"
Chen Li said with a bitter face: "The emperor said that this was your instruction, His Highness, and you asked him to do this."
Zhang Anshi's eyes widened, and he immediately waved his big hands and said excitedly: "Impossible, absolutely impossible!"
Chen Li: "..."
I saw Zhang Anshi's filial piety: "This is my dear nephew, how can I blame this matter on this king! I have watched him grow up. This child is a bit noisy, but he will never be so heartless. News
Has it been verified?”
Chen Li looked at Zhang Anshi with a sad and sympathetic look, and said word by word: "It's not a verification, but... What I have received is the report written by the emperor and grandson. Your Highness, please see, this report says
...Everything has been done according to your orders, His Highness.
We have gathered troops, raised a banner, attracted rebellious ministers and traitors, and are waiting for a decisive battle. We vow to protect the people of Guanzhong. If there is any mistake, there will be life or death. Your Highness, look, look, this is indeed the handwriting of the emperor and grandson. It has been verified.
You can never go wrong..."
With that said, Chen Li thrust the letter into Zhang Anshi's hand.
Zhang Anshi's face suddenly looked like swollen pig liver. He waved his hand, opened the letter, and said: "I don't read it, I don't believe it, so it must be a lie."
Chen Li drooped his head and dared not say a word.
After a long time, Zhang Anshi finally calmed down and sighed: "That's all, this matter needs to be reported immediately, and I will enter the palace immediately."
In the blink of an eye, Zhang Anshi immediately entered the palace to see him.
After meeting Zhu Di, he sent the report to Zhu Di.
After Zhu Di read the report, he was surprisingly calm, and then said: "Zhan Ji is right to do this. If he leaves the prison, people's hearts will be greatly lost. If the thieves are in the prison, there is no reason to abandon the land and escape."
Zhang Anshi said worriedly: "Your Majesty, this is my minister..."
Zhu Di said: "Zhan Ji has learned from you, and that's right... You don't have to argue for yourself. Military affairs are matters of life and death. How are the thieves in Guanzhong this time?"
Zhang Anshi looked hesitant and seemed a little embarrassed to speak.
Zhu Di looked at him steadily and said, "What you say is what you say."
Zhang Anshi then said: "There are many thieves in Guanzhong. The main reason is that a small amount makes a lot more. Moreover, the folk customs in Guanzhong are inherently tough. I heard that many of the gentry who look after their homes and courtyards are skilled in bows and horses. There are many horses there.
Therefore, many people are riding horses. Once a crowd gathers, I am worried that there may be tens of thousands of cavalry."
Zhu Di nodded: "The Ming Dynasty's horse administration, Guanzhong bears a lot of burden..."
In order to train cavalry, the Ming Dynasty adopted horse administration. For example, in February of the sixth year of Hongwu, the law of raising horses was established, and the people were ordered to raise horses together, and the number and yield of horses were stipulated. The list of the 28th year of Hongwu stated:
"Eleven households in the south of the Yangtze River and five households in the north of the Yangtze River..."
However, most of the initial horse administration was carried out in the Zhili area, and edicts were issued to the six prefectures of Yingtian, Taiping, Zhenjiang, Luzhou, Fengyang, Yangzhou, Chu, and the two prefectures of people and animal husbandry."
However, Zhili are all farming areas in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River. The pasture land is narrow and there are no professional herdsmen. They only work part-time as farmers. Their numbers are far from enough to meet military needs. As the war moves northward, they face the well-equipped Mongolian Yuan cavalry.
, Zhu Yuanzhang's desire for war horses became even more urgent.
Since Guanzhong is in the north and not far from the desert, raising horses nearby can avoid a lot of losses. On the other hand, the north has a tradition of raising horses, so the horse administration began to move northward from Zhili.
For example, in Guanzhong, the local government would distribute colts and war horses to the people and let them be responsible for feeding them, and then requisition them during wartime.
It's just ordinary people who can't even feed themselves. How can they afford to raise them? In the end, these war horses are fed by the gentry, and the government gives them some fodder and silver.
Nowadays, there is a great chaos in Guanzhong, not to mention the chaos, which is caused by these gentry and powerful people. Not only do they have people to look after their homes and courtyards, but they also have many horses.
What's more, the horse thieves in Guanzhong have been around for a long time, and now there is a sudden rebellion. It is like sending a cavalry to the rebels all of a sudden.
Zhu Di asked again: "How many people are there around the emperor's grandson?"
Zhang Anshi said truthfully: "Your Majesty, there are only three or four hundred people who can really fight."
Zhu Di frowned: "He is too reckless."
Zhang Anshi said: "Yes, it's too reckless, I... didn't give you permission..."
Zhu Di waved his hand and said worriedly: "Okay, no need to say more, think of a way... go to the rescue and do everything possible."
Zhang Anshi said hurriedly: "Yes."
It was said that they were rushing for reinforcements, but how could they rush for reinforcements? It may have been several days since the report was sent to the capital. In addition, the horse thieves were extremely fast, so they might be about to attack Chang'an County at this time.
Zhang Anshi knew that His Majesty was troubled at this time, so he obediently resigned.
He thought carefully that with the strength of the Model Battalion, it might not be incapable of fighting. The problem was that the Model Battalion was scattered all over the place, and there was no one general who could lead the army alone, so the outcome was unknown.
Chang'an County...
A great war is imminent.
As soon as they received the order, the model camps from nearby prefectures and counties gathered frantically towards Chang'an County.
Surprisingly, in just a few days, seven to eight hundred people came.
There was even a team of people who traveled one hundred and forty miles day and night to arrive here. When they arrived, they almost fell asleep and slept for seven or eight hours before waking up.
This is the grandson of the emperor, and it would not be fun if something happened to him.
The model battalion officers stationed in various places issued almost the same order: The emperor and his grandson are in trouble, and His Highness the Prince of Wuhu County must be killed. If he cannot rush to rescue in time, everyone can do what they want.
For the captains, this is simply a huge motivation.
Not to mention that His Highness the Prince of Wuhu County is the backbone of the model camp, which of the captains in this camp is not in Taiping Mansion, relying on His Highness the Prince of Wuhu County to be where we are today? Once the Prince of Wuhu County is gone, who knows what will happen in the future?
What will happen?
The land that was distributed had owners in the past.
The business at home is said to have been saved by oneself, but among those who did business in the past, who was not a mere petty official who could teach you how to destroy your family?
What's more, from the moment they entered the camp, in addition to training every day, what they were taught was to make achievements, and now, the achievements are right in front of them.
But even so, there are only so many people who can gather.
After all... there are only three thousand model battalions stationed in the entire Guanzhong, and the other teams are too far away.
Fortunately, the supplies are still sufficient. Although the food teams transporting them are often attacked, there is no shortage of food for the time being and there is sufficient ammunition.
Everyone worked hard and started reorganizing again.
Zhu Zhanji met the team officers who came from various prefectures and counties one by one.
The Jinyi guards were released like scouts.
People from the Railway Department explored a highland in Chang'an County.
To be precise, there are two highlands that are at odds with each other. In the middle of the two highlands, there happens to be a stream of water passing through.
With the help of high ground, the impact of the cavalry can be slowed down. There is a river, which means that the water can be replenished. The two highlands can support each other and echo each other.
Of course, this kind of place can also be called a dead place, because once you fall into high ground and are surrounded, you may be at risk of being trapped to death.
This is something that Zhu Zhanji does not consider, because he feels that as long as he persists here for half a month, it will not be a problem, and as for half a month later, this will not be a problem. As long as he is here, there will be a steady stream of officials.
The army tried their best to rush to help.
At this time, countless rebels had begun to gather. Their horses were so fast that after hearing the news, they hurriedly came here to gather.
For them, Zhu Zhanji is indeed attractive enough. As long as they win Zhu Zhanji, then... no matter what, it will be a huge victory for them.
Zhu Zhanji had already begun to observe the rebel army on the high ground.
There were many of them, and there were many horses.
Then came the next day.
The battle begins.
Countless cavalrymen began to attack the high ground.
Afterwards, artillery was fired from the high ground. These top students in the mathematics school were all good cannon players.
Unfortunately, there are not many artillery guns, and apart from some killing and deterrence, the effect is limited.
It's just that... when the cavalry rushed forward, finally, the sound of gunfire sounded, and then the sound of machine guns.
This dense fire net instantly knocked down the cavalry rushing forward like harvesting wheat.
"Your Highness, stop wasting ammunition. The waste of ammunition for this machine gun is really shocking."
"I know it well."
Zhu Zhanji was not at the top of the high ground, but appeared not far from the captains.
He said: "My uncle said that we need to assess the situation and see and test their strength first. What we are comparing is endurance."
The Jinyi guards had no way to stop Zhu Zhanji's actions, so they could only protect Zhu Zhanji with extreme caution.
Zhu Zhanji pressed the handle of the knife at his waist and looked at the fallen thieves one by one in the distance.
However...it seems that the thieves have already anticipated the strength of the Model Camp. This is obviously...someone has provided them with information about the Model Camp.
Therefore, after the groups of cavalry fell, unexpectedly soon, another group of cavalry rushed over. They seemed to be encouraging each other, but this time, their formations were spread out widely, and they used fire and blunderbuss.
The lethality of artillery and machine guns has been sharply reduced.
Zhu Zhanji said: "Who else knows the number of ammunition we have?"
"This... outsiders probably don't know... but... if it's based on the quantity we transported, it's not difficult to guess..." Baihu on the side thought for a while and continued: "If someone secretly colludes with the thief, it would be even less difficult.
Just a guess."
Zhu Zhanji's face turned cold and he said: "All officials in Guanzhong should be killed."
He did not continue speaking, but stared intently at the charging cavalry.
The cavalry was like a relay, flowing continuously. The main reason was that there were too many people, but because they were scattered, although they killed and injured many people, the people behind them still kept up their efforts.
Every time a team of cavalry goes into battle, you can see people cheering for it from a distance, as if to say: At this point, if we don't capture the people on the mountain, everyone will have their families killed. Today
At this point, I must fight to the death for my wife, children, and children.
Zhu Zhanji frowned, but he remained motionless.
The two sides fought fiercely from noon to dusk.
The cavalry in the highlands and underground have made countless attempts!
But it was obvious that their numbers were large, and for some unknown reason they were not discouraged.
Quite a bit like he's vowing to take the high ground.
For high ground, the wasted ammunition of machine guns is a big problem. There have been many times when the enemy had to get close before firing.
As a result, there were several times when dangers arose.
"It's getting dark," a captain next to Zhu Zhanji reminded worriedly.
Zhu Zhanji was still calm and calm, looking calmly not far away, and said: "Don't worry, they will try their best to charge. Give the order, don't be stingy with ammunition, and give
I hit him hard."
Sure enough, powerful thieves came from all over the mountains and plains, trampling on the corpses, some on foot, some on horseback, and swarmed towards Zhu Zhanji's high ground.
There was a loud sound of gunfire.
This time the lethality was even more astonishing.
The thieves all over the mountains and plains... even began to learn to crawl on their stomachs and climb up the hills. Some... held up door panels, tables and chairs as shields, hid behind them, and slowly moved forward.
"We still have too few people, and we have to guard such a large place, and the firepower is not intensive. This is not the way to go! Your Highness, it is better to withdraw from the first line of defense and go to the second line of defense."
Zhu Zhanji frowned, pursed his lips tightly, and said nothing.
He only saw many people falling down, and suddenly many lying down people suddenly appeared.
At this time, his entire face was tense.
Over the years, everyone has treated him like a child, including his grandpa.
In this world, there is only one person who truly regards him as a man.
That is his uncle.
And now, why isn't he feeling extremely nervous and scared?
But he didn't know whether it was the stubbornness in his bones that broke out, or whether he was longing for something. He watched the thieves getting closer and closer, and he could even clearly see the face of each individual.
Suddenly, Zhu Zhanji drew his sword and raised it high. The tip of the knife pointed straight forward with a hint of coldness. He shouted: "Fuck you, follow me and kill him!"
At this sudden reaction, the surrounding imperial guards and the hundreds of guards in the rear were all stunned.
But soon, everyone became excited, and the Jin Yiwei on the side also drew his sword.
Zhu Zhanji stared straight ahead and said fiercely: "Follow me. If you live, you will make great achievements. If you die, I will support your wife, children and parents."
After a loud shout, at this moment, people on the high ground rushed down in a swarm.
After hearing this, the captains of the model camp also drew their swords, shouted loudly, and jumped out one by one.
The rebels in the highlands and underground were crawling slowly in this hell at the risk of huge casualties.
They were more afraid than anyone else. When they besieged this place, most of them realized that this time they had really rebelled. It turned out that the person they were besieging on this high ground was actually the eldest grandson of the Ming Emperor.
Just like every gangster who once only wanted to show off their power and follow the powerful men to bully men and women, they thought this was just a bigger show of power until they realized that they were being coerced onto the path of rebellion.
But now, they have no choice. If they want to survive, this is the only way.
What's more, there were already people supervising the battle in the highlands and underground. Therefore, they braved the hail of bullets and persisted desperately.
I thought that I would soon be in front of these model battalion captains and engage them hand-to-hand. It would definitely be inconvenient for these guys who only know how to hide from a distance and shoot fire cannons.
Who would have thought that the other party is more vicious than them.
At this time, they raised their heads and looked at the swarming man, holding a sharp knife, like a tiger descending from the mountain.
The fear that was finally suppressed was suddenly released.
The morale that was barely maintained suddenly plummeted.
It's night.
When the sky was dark and the rays were shining brightly, Zhu Zhanji led his troops to charge and kill. The thieves were in chaos and fled in all directions. Countless people trampled on each other. They chased for forty miles all night, and blood flowed like a river!