Chapter 5 Promise (Part 5) Judging from the imperial newspaper, after only resting for about a month after returning to Luoyang, General Feng Ciming took the initiative to ask for help to wipe out the rebels active in Dongping County. Why did the imperial court send him a navy?
The reason why the general went to the mountainous area to fight, Xu Zi, Zhang Xutuo and others could not analyze it with the clues at hand. However, there were rumors in the officialdom that Dugu Lin inquired about that it was the old general who had a quarrel with Fan Zigai and others who stayed in the east capital, so he took the initiative.
Leave the center and lead the troops outside to avoid trouble.
"Grandma, how could this happen?" After listening to Dugu Lin relaying the gossip he had learned through family channels, Luo Shixin asked unconvincingly. The impression that General Feng had left on him that day was very good. From the surface, it seemed that this young man
The seventy-year-old man belongs to the kind of loyal elder who has nothing to do with the world and is known as a humble gentleman. Who would have expected that such an honest man would actually have a conflict with Fan Zigai, the minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs. Fan Zigai is famous for being domineering.
The general guarding Luoyang, Pei Hongce, dared to kill him without asking the emperor's will. Feng Ciming offended him, so he had no choice but to hide as far away as he could!
"I'm afraid it's because of those words we said that day!" Zhang Xutuo shook his head and sighed. As for the officialdom, he knew far better than Luo Shixin and others. When Lai Hu'er and Feng Ciming were in Qi County, everyone had told them in detail
Having introduced the combat effectiveness of the Wagang Army, it is estimated that after Feng Ciming returned to the Eastern Capital, he reported the matter to the ministers who stayed in the Eastern Capital. Fan Zigai, who was responsible for defending the Eastern Capital, certainly did not believe that there were people active under his nose.
Such a powerful group of bandits. Moreover, if the Wagang Army is as powerful as Feng Ciming described, Fan Zigai will bear a lot of responsibility.
Therefore, the inevitable result of this conflict was that Fan Zigai refused to believe what Feng and Feng said. In order to prove that what he said was true, Feng Ciming had to personally lead the army to suppress the bandits and use the number of heads captured to block Fan Zigai.
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This inference made Zhang Xutuo feel very heavy. This was not entirely because Feng Ciming's dead generals would inevitably die before the battle. The old general Feng Ciming took the battlefield as his final destination and died a worthy death. But the current situation was so chaotic that the powerful officials in the court
They also deliberately cover up the truth for their own benefit. I really don’t understand what they are planning!
No matter what Fan Zigai was planning, Feng Ciming used his own death to prove the strength of the Wagang Army and the chaos near Dongdu
"Where's the one named Fan? Chongmu, can you ask, how did the one named Fan explain the death of General Feng?" Li Xu asked with a cold face. He was in a heavier mood than Zhang Xutuo. If it wasn't for his cleverness and wanted to take advantage of it,
Lai Hu'er and Feng Ciming conveyed the news to the court, and General Feng would not die in the battle.
"Your Majesty has returned to Xijing and sent an order to Fan Zigai to inquire about the reason why General Feng died in the battle. Fan Shangshu, who stayed in the eastern capital, said that the old general underestimated the enemy and was warlike, and fell into the enemy's trap by mistake..." Dugu Lin sighed and answered.
"Fart!" Although Qin Shubao was well-behaved, he couldn't help but slap the table. He had been analyzing the newspaper on the map just now. From a purely military perspective, the old general Feng Ciming not only did not underestimate the enemy, but he could even be described as cautious.
From the very beginning, he paid great attention to the behavior of his opponent Wagang Army. He set traps several times, but Feng Ci saw through them with his bright eyes. The two sides fought three consecutive battles, and the government soldiers won one after another. Afterwards, Wagang Army retreated to the mountain stronghold in order to avoid being unfamiliar with him.
To fight the rebels on the terrain, Feng Ciming adopted a very safe tactic. He used 20,000 government soldiers as the core and 50,000 county soldiers as the arms, relying on Lingchang, Xucheng, Kuangcheng, Weicheng and Baima.
The cities tightly surrounding Wagang Mountain built a defense line, trying to starve the Wagang army to death in the mountains through a long-term siege.
"General Feng takes his opponent very seriously, but Xu is too insidious. His trap is set in places that the old general never expected." Qin Shubao said angrily as he hit the newspaper with his hand.
Feng Ciming was very prudent in his military use, but his opponent was too cunning. On a snowy night in early November, the Wagang Army suddenly wore white clothes and sneaked through the air raid between the two defenders of Lingchang and Baima, crossing the icy road.
The Yellow River directly broke into Jijun, and then threatened Liyangcang. After receiving the emergency letter from Jijun, Feng Ciming had to give up the siege plan and led his soldiers across the river to pursue. As a result, the 20,000 soldiers he led were captured as soon as they arrived near Tongshan.
Surrounded by hundreds of thousands of rebels
Wang Dangren, the Waihuang thief, Zhou Wenju, the Weicheng thief, Li Gongyi, the Yongqiu thief, Han Xiangchu, the Tangyin thief, and more than 20 families of big and small thieves in Ji, Wei, Wuyang, and Changping suddenly appeared around the army at the same time.
Old General Ciming and his troops persisted for five whole days and nights without reinforcements or firewood for warmth. In the end, the entire army was wiped out. Zhai Rang used General Feng's life to ask for ransom from the court but failed. In anger, he killed the old general and abandoned his body.
After feeding the wolves in the snow, the Wagang army and the thieves turned around and rushed into Xingyang. After sweeping away most of Xingyang County, which had just experienced a war and plundering the year before, they dispersed back to the mountains.
"Where is the imperial court? Didn't the imperial court send more troops to avenge General Feng?" Li Xu had no time to analyze the Wagang Army's tactics and continued to chase Dugu Lin to ask.
"His Majesty made General Feng the doctor of Qingzi Guanglu, and made one of his sons the county magistrate. Then he ordered Fan Zigai to lead the remaining troops in Dongdu to suppress the bandits. After the imperial edict arrived, the bandits just withdrew from Xingyang County. Fan Zigai
After chasing for several days but not catching up, they reported to the court that the Wagang army had been dispersed. Pei Ji and Yu Shiji suggested that Your Majesty should not use troops in winter, lest the veterans of the division become tired, Your Majesty issued an order to withdraw the Dongdu troops and horses into the city!
"Dugu Lin shook his head and smiled bitterly. He also felt very helpless to His Majesty the Emperor, who was his cousin. "Your Majesty trusts a person wholeheartedly. Now all the memorials are selected and handed over by his most trusted two people, Yu Shiji and Pei Ji. There are some memorials.
Go up, your Majesty may not want to see it, or maybe you won’t see it at all!”
"What about your Dugu family? There are people in your Dugu family who are important officials of the imperial court!" Luo Shixin became more and more disappointed as he listened. He took Dugu Lin's arm and shouted.
"Our Dugu family are relatives!" Dugu Lin answered everyone's questions in one sentence
Foreign relatives are not allowed to interfere in politics! Since the Han Dynasty, any dynasty, no matter how long or short it existed, almost instinctively adheres to this principle. The only exception is the Great Zhou Dynasty, which is the previous dynasty. But in the end, the power of the Great Zhou Dynasty finally fell to
In the hands of the late emperor, the father-in-law of His Majesty the previous emperor
This is a tacit public case, so even if the Dugu family knew the truth, they would not be able to shake His Majesty the Emperor's trust in several powerful officials. Feng Ciming's death, apart from "shocking" the government and the public, had no effect.
After a few days, the "shock" passed, and the East and West continued to sing and dance together.
"Where is the old general Laihu'er? After all, Old General Feng once fought alongside him?" Li Xu was still unwilling to give in. He asked in an almost desperate tone that the old general Laihuer was a man who dared to take on the responsibility. From his private gift,
Xuzi came to this conclusion based on the behavior of giving so many weapons to the county soldiers. Although the three "small gifts" that day almost spent the last savings he brought back from outside the Great Wall, Xuzi did not think that the old general who came to protect his children was just looking at him.
After considering the importance of the gift, the number of weapons is decided.
"Lao General Lai has already been warned by His Majesty the Emperor because he supports General Feng in sending troops to suppress bandits. Lao Qi, who recently came to the general's house, is planning to marry the daughter of Mr. Pei's family. He is very busy, so he has to put aside the matter of revenge for General Feng.
Let it go!" Dugu Lin's slightly mocking answer completely shattered the last good wishes in everyone's hearts.
Compared with the benefits brought by marriage with the Pei family, a dead colleague is indeed insignificant. In the face of common interests, everyone can become friends. Xuzi once again realized what Yu Wenshi and what he once said are the principles of doing things of these aristocratic families.
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This is the court I am loyal to! Li Xu felt as if a knife was stabbing in his heart: "Why are your master and your friends rebelling?" Shi Erya's question echoed in his ears over and over again. He turned his head and glanced around with his eyes.
The faces of Qin Shubao and others showed the same unwillingness and disappointment on everyone's faces.
Feng Ciming used to be the deputy chief of the Navy and a third-grade general. He died fighting for the imperial court. Still no one cared. What if everyone died in battle? As a general of the county soldiers who is not with His Majesty the Emperor, does anyone really care about their lives and deaths?
"Uh-huh!" Zhang Xutuo coughed in time, bringing everyone who had lost their minds due to temporary anger back to reality. The dead are already dead, and the responsibility of the living still remains. The enemy general's ability to use troops is worthy of everyone's study. Wagang Army
If you have great ambitions, you will definitely not be willing to limit your scope of activities to the officers and soldiers of Qi County in Dongjun. Maybe one day they will encounter him. If you use your troops carefully then, it is better to study this powerful enemy carefully now.
"Soldiers are inherently deceitful. If you meet this person named Xu in the future, everyone must be careful! Not only does this person use soldiers in a weird way, he is also ruthless and poisonous!" Zhang Xutuo twirled his beard and analyzed.
This is a nearly perfect battle example. Even as an opponent, he admires Xu Maogong's ability to use troops. This man is definitely brave enough. He actually dares to use the entire Wagang Army as bait. If the strategy fails, the Wagang Army will lose
It is difficult for a rogue bandit who has lost his home base after running it for many years to survive for a long time. Not only will officers and soldiers come to visit him, but other rogue bandits will also take the opportunity to annex him.
"What everyone needs to pay attention to is the appeal of the Wagang Army. This team can actually mobilize ten times as many bandits as themselves to help fight. If we fight with him, we need to take into account the forces from all directions!" Zhang Xutuo clicked on the Di newspaper.
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"The last battle should not have been commanded by Xu Maogong. The people who commanded the battle did not care about the life and death of the Wagang Army at all!" Li Xu, who slowly regained his sense from grief and anger, put his hand on the Di newspaper and suddenly interjected.
Drunkard's Note: According to history, Feng Ciming died in the 13th year of Daye. The novel brings this matter forward, so please vote.
