Xie Wan walked to Long Ping'an, the Minister of Rites, and asked, "Is there any news?"
Long Ping'an was the right-hand envoy of the former Fujian Provincial Envoy Department.
Yu Qian, the governor of Fujian, was preparing for his voyage to the West. As a result, he discovered overseas smuggling. The chief envoy Zuo of Fujian, who was appointed the chief envoy, was frightened and fell ill. He wrote a letter requesting to resign and returned to his hometown in Zhejiang. He is still lying in bed unable to move.
The truth is known to heaven and earth.
It is most likely that he is pretending to be ill.
The chief envoy on the left pretended to be dead, and the chief envoy on the right Long Ping'an was the highest-ranking local official in Fujian and one of the people who made the most money from overseas smuggling.
After Wu An, the Secretary of the Ministry of War, and Jin Jun and Yang Chang, the ministers on the left and right, led the army to the expedition, all major military affairs in the Fujian court were decided by Long Ping'an.
But Long Pingan did not dare to underestimate Xie Wan, a little-known scholar who quietly planned a power grab, and all the old officials of Jianwen who came to Quanzhou Prefecture were slaughtered.
He is ruthless and courageous. He is a character.
He hurriedly saluted, "Don't worry, Xie Shaobao. Jin Jun and Yang Chang have both sent news that Zhu Jianji is still in Yongchun, but none of the scouts we sent to Yongchun have returned."
Xie Wan nodded, "That's good. Don't worry about the scouts who didn't come back. After all, they are the elite of the regiment and the scouts of Fujian Dusi. It would be strange to win the scouts of the regiment. Besides, this further proves that Zhu Jianji's troops are still in Yongchun.
"
During the Tumubao Incident, all the elites of the three major battalions were lost.
After the defense of Beijing, Yu Qian formed the regiment and battalion, which were elites selected from the remnants of the 26th Guards and the three battalions of the pro-army army. During the ninth year of Jingtai, the regiment and battalion participated in quelling the rebellion, and their combat strength was restored to the three battalions, not to mention the three battalions.
The pinnacle, but it is not comparable to the garrison troops of the local capital.
Long Pingan nodded, "That's true."
He added: "But it will take at least four days for our army to reach Yongchun. Will Zhu Jianji run away by then?"
The army marched only about fifty miles a day.
Quanzhou to Yongchun is a full two hundred miles.
Xie Wan nodded, "If this is possible, immediately send an order to Jin Jun and Yang Chang, asking them to launch a feint attack on Yongchun from Dehua and Xianyou at the same time. We only need to hold Zhu Jianji back and prevent him from daring to withdraw his troops wantonly."
Long Ping'an hummed and looked at the magistrate's office. His Majesty might have to wait for a while.
He said: "I will go and deliver military orders right away."
When Long returned safely, Zhu Qizhen finally came out. The ministers immediately saluted. Zhu Qizhen waved his hand to excuse himself and said to Xie Wan: "Thank you, Shaobao, you can break camp."
Xie Wan looked at Long Pingan.
Long Ping'an said: "Your Majesty, please take off!"
Zhu Qizhen shouted in front of him and got on his chariot and came to the outside of the city. The turmoil last night did not affect the morale of the army. The 40,000-strong army was huge and the flags were flying with great momentum.
With an order, the army marched.
Zhu Qizhen was sitting in the chariot, watching the army rushing towards Yongchun like a dragon, and his heart was filled with excitement.
When he set out from Fuzhou Prefecture, he was still a puppet.
As a result, after only two or three days, he, Emperor Tianshun, was the real master of the mountains and rivers of Fujian. This gap made Zhu Qizhen a little confused. He said to Xie Wan, who was accompanying him on horseback: "It will take about five days for the army to arrive in Yongchun.
Will Zhu Jianji run away?"
Xie Wan shook his head, "We have asked Jin Jun and Yang Chang to send troops from Dehua and Xianyou directions to contain Zhu Jianji. If he dares to retreat, is he afraid that he will not die quickly enough? With Zhang Peng here, Zhu Jianji will not act stupidly.
A..."
Stopped suddenly.
Hard to say.
In front of Zhu Qizhen, he said that the Battle of Yongchun would be the second civil war fort?
Looking for death.
Now Zhu Qizhen has not yet fully taken control of the Tianshun court. When time comes, he will truly have imperial power. Thinking of what he said today and saying that Xie Wan was insulting him and finding any excuse, Xie Wan would have no choice but to accept his fate.
Zhu Qizhen didn't hear it and said with a smile: "As long as Zhu Jianji doesn't run away, he will definitely lose."
I'm in a good mood.
Dehua and Xianyou each attacked with 10,000 troops, and he led another 40,000 troops to outflank him. How long could Zhu Jianji hold on with only 30,000 troops? When the autumn wind swept away the fallen leaves, he would become a prisoner.
Zhu Qizhen was already imagining how he would "treat" his filial nephew favorably after capturing Zhu Jianji.
In the evening, we arrived at Fengze Town.
The next day, we marched for half a day.
Fengzhou Town is in sight.
In the afternoon, Zhu Qizhen had lunch and was sitting in the carriage. He felt a little sleepy due to the bumps. When he was about to fall asleep, he suddenly heard a rapid voice coming from his ears, "Your Majesty, something serious is going to happen!"
Zhu Qizhen suddenly woke up and saw that it was Xie Wan and Long Ping'an. Behind them were many civil and military officials. He hurriedly asked: "Zhu Jianji ran away from Yongchun."
Xie Wan hummed.
Long Ping'an looked frightened and stopped talking.
Zhu Qizhen had a bad feeling and asked, "Where did he go?"
Xie Wan sighed: "Here comes Fengzhou Town. Our three thousand vanguards were surrounded and all died in battle. The news returned by the scouts is that the enemy's strength in Fengzhou Town is unknown. The dragon is embroidered on the big flag and written
With the word 'Zhu'!"
There were many generals named Zhu in the Ming Dynasty, but there is only one in Fujian who dares to embroider dragons.
Prince Zhu Jianji!
Zhu Qizhen was stunned, "Zhu Jianji's department is in Fengzhou Town?"
How can it be!
Fengzhou Town is only more than thirty miles away from Quanzhou Prefecture, and under normal circumstances, the scope of the scouts' spread out is at least twenty or thirty miles away. Zhu Jianji's 30,000-strong army reached Fengzhou Town, and it was so close. How could our scouts know?
?
How could Quanzhou be unaware of this?
Xie Wan said: "Yes."
Zhu Qizhen was very puzzled, "Jin Jun from Dehua and Yang Chang from Xianyou have repeatedly reported that Zhu Jianji is a coward in Yongchun. How did Zhu Jianji deceive Jin Jun and Yang Chang?"
Xie Wan said calmly: "Let's use the empty city plan."
Jin Jun and Xie Wan were only involved in the effort, and they were not given the order to feign an attack until yesterday. Therefore, they were unable to actually attack Yongchun, and it was not surprising that they were deceived by the empty city plan.
Long Ping'an looked panicked and said: "Your Majesty, Zhu Jianji has sent out surprise troops and arrived at Fengzhou Town in advance to set up an ambush. If we advance further, we will only fall into his ambush, so retreat quickly."
The encirclement is no longer possible.
Zhu Qizhen pondered and asked Xie Wan, "Withdraw?"
Not willing to give in.
Xie Wan said angrily: "Retreat? To retreat now is to risk death! We are only five miles away from Zhu Jianji's department, and our footing is not yet stable. Once we retreat, the cavalry of the three battalions of the regiment will be able to chase behind us, like
Harvest like leeks!”
Zhu Qizhen thought the same thing. He had suffered the loss of retreating once, and a person would never fall down twice in the same place in his life. Moreover, if he was unwilling to retreat, he would never have such a good chance to capture Zhu Jianji alive again.
If Zhu Jianji cannot be captured alive, the situation will become even worse and even hopeless.
Xie Wan added: "Zhu Jianji only has 30,000 men, and he marched from Yongchun in a hurry. We have 40,000 men. We have the advantage in strength and are waiting for work. If we meet on a narrow road, the brave one will win. The chance of victory is great!"
Zhu Qizhen perked up after hearing this: "Then fight!"
What are you cowardly about?
Our side has the advantage in strength and a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Even if the two sides get into a fierce battle, when Yang Chang and Jin Jun arrive with their troops, they can still completely annihilate Zhu Jianji's troops, and the weight of victory is still firmly in our hands.
If you capture Zhu Jianji, you will be able to establish yourself in Fujian!
A firework suddenly exploded in the sky ahead.
A moment later, another firework rose simultaneously from the left front and right front.
Zhu Qizhen was stunned for a moment, "What's the situation?"
