"Bago, the fourth brother sent someone to come and raise troops together to clear the emperor's side. What do you think?" The fourth brother held the letter in his hand and shook it twice.
Lao Ba glanced at Lao Fourteen and said to himself, this brother, his wings have become stiff, and he is no longer polite when he speaks!
There is no way, who says a hairless phoenix is inferior to a chicken?
Back then, the fourteenth boy was just a follower behind the eighth boy. Nowadays, things have changed and people have changed.
That day, after retreating from the Fengtai camp, Lao Ba fell into Lao Si's plot and received an arrow in the abdomen.
However, Lao Ba had already taken precautions and wore double layers of soft armor. He only suffered minor injuries and was not seriously injured.
On the way, Lao Ba and Lao Si met by chance and got into a fight again.
This time, Lao Si suffered a big loss. Even though the numbers were equal, Lao Si's men were defeated by Lao Ba's Fengtai Wings.
If Lao Thirteen hadn't fought desperately to save him, Lao Si probably would have had his head chopped off.
After Lao Ba entered Nian Gengyao's territory, there were several dangers. If his subordinates hadn't saved their lives, Lao Ba would have been killed long ago.
Both Lao Si and Lao Ba knew in their hearts that Yuzhu deliberately did not pursue them and was definitely harboring evil intentions.
On this side, if the eighth child dies, the fourth child is sure to fool the naive fourteenth child.
Over there, if the fourth child is killed, Nian Gengyao will most likely not dare to raise an army since he does not have a prince as a cover.
Although Nian Gengyao sent people to stop the killings, Lao Ba was no ordinary person. He just entered Gansu from the outskirts of Lueyang County on the Sichuan-Shaanxi-Gansu border.
The Fourteenth was in Xining, and Chuoqi, the governor of Gansu, was Lao Ba’s confidant. After entering Gansu, Lao Ba finally breathed a sigh of relief.
When they arrived in Chengxian County, Gansu Province, only more than 200 of the Fengtai soldiers who followed Lao Ba were dead.
At that time, when he heard that Lao Ba was coming, Lao Fourteen placed Lao Ba in the Chinese army camp in the name of sending troops to protect him.
Lao Ba is safe, but he has also lost his freedom of movement.
However, this is not a problem for Lao Ba. There are many of Lao Ba’s people lurking under Lao Fourteen.
In just ten days, the Ba Ye Party in the Northwest Army secretly contacted Lao Ba.
Ten in a row, a hundred in a row, and finally, as everyone knows, Old Fourteen imprisoned Old Eight in the Chinese army camp.
Old Fourteen was very arrogant and could not win over people's hearts. The generals in the northwest dared not speak out in anger.
In the past, when the old emperor was still alive, everyone was afraid that the fourteenth man was the old emperor's biological son, so they were forced to obey him and did not dare to openly oppose him.
Now that Lao Ba has arrived, a large number of Ba Ye Party members in the Northwest Army have immediately gathered under Lao Ba's banner.
After having a large number of manpower, Lao Ba could not make up his mind to seize the military power from Lao Fourteen.
Why? The advantage of Old Fourteen is that he is good at military command and fighting, but his shortcomings are also obvious. He is brave when he is brave, and he will not win people's hearts.
It would be great if Ninth Brother was here, Lao Ba was very sorry.
"Fourteenth brother, Qingjun side, it sounds easy to say, but in fact it is easier said than done?" Lao Ba sighed heavily and analyzed, "Will Nian Gengyao allow our hundreds of thousands of troops to cross the border smoothly?"
"Humph, Nian Gengyao is a fool? I'm sorry he doesn't dare to fight with our army." Old Fourteen said nonchalantly.
Lao Ba glanced at Lao Fourteen and thought of Lao Jiu's poisonous snake again.
To be honest, Lao Jiu is very poisonous to others. If he was given the opportunity, he would really dare to kill the king with poisonous hands.
However, Lao Jiu did have true feelings for Lao Ba.
"Hey, Fourteenth Brother, Nian Gengyao really doesn't dare to fight with our army, lest he take advantage of Cao Cao in the capital, but he definitely dares to cut off our food route!" Lao Ba shook his head, feeling that Lao Ten
Si underestimated Nian Gengyao too much, or rather Lao Si’s courage.
What Lao Ba said was indeed reasonable, but Lao Fourteen said: "Brother Ba, how can we keep the food road? The food is all in Nian Gengyao's hand. That bastard Nian Gengyao only delivers it for ten days at a time.
The food came over, but they refused to give me even a bag of flour."
Among the many sons of the old emperor, Old Fourteen was the one who knew the most about military matters. What he said was completely reasonable.
Although there were hundreds of thousands of troops stationed in the northwest, the vital food route was completely in Nian Gengyao's hands.
A few days ago, Nian Gengyao deliberately suspended the food supply. The Fourteenth had already been prepared and led the army to Fengxiang Fucheng in Shaanxi Province, ready to fight a civil war at all costs. Nian Gengyao then resumed the food supply.
Lao Ba always felt that the food shortage and the restoration of food supply were all caused by Lao Si secretly.
There are three food supply channels for the Northwest Eight Banners Army and the Sichuan-Shaanxi Green Camp. One is from Sichuan grain to Shaanxi, one is from Henan grain to Shaanxi, and the last one is from Jin grain to Shaanxi.
Among them, Sichuan grain was the truly controllable grain source for Nian Gengyao.
Although Henan is a major grain-producing province, it also has a large population and is hit by disasters almost every year. It doesn't even have enough to eat. Where can the surplus grain come from to supply Shaanxi and Gansu?
Therefore, the so-called grain from Henan enters Shaanxi, but it means that the grain from the south of the Yangtze River enters the Yellow River through the canal, goes up the river westward, and is transported to Fengling Ferry at the junction of the three provinces. It then uses human and animal power to cross the mountains and obstacles of Huashan before entering Guanzhong.
plain.
Not to mention the actual difficulty of transporting food, just talking about it can make you dry up your mouth.
As for the grain from Jin entering Shaanxi, alas, this grain route has long been completely cut off by Yuzhu's confidant Yang Sen, the governor of Shanxi.
The governor of Shanxi has always been known as the best governor in the world. This is because from the land of the Three Jin Dynasties, leaving the dangerous pass of Taihang in the east, one can drive straight into the hinterland of the North China Plain.
What's more troublesome is that the green battalions in Shanxi were originally under the jurisdiction of the governor of Shanxi and Shaanxi. After the 19th year of Kangxi, Shanxi no longer had a governor, and the governor was given the title of admiral to control the green battalions in the province.
Yang Sen had troops in his hands and controlled the major crossings on the Yellow River, so there was no hope of Jin grain entering Shaanxi.
In fact, the appointment of Yang Sen as governor of Shanxi was an idle move made by Yuzhu several years in advance.
This Xianqi move did not attract anyone's attention when the old emperor was alive.
However, after the old emperor became the Daxing Emperor, the original leisure chess game turned into a huge claw that controlled the food supply routes of Shaanxi and Gansu.
Why?
Anyone who has seen the map of the Qing Dynasty will smile knowingly.
Because the most important ferry crossing from Yu Province to Shaanxi, Fengling Ferry, happens to be located in Puzhou Prefecture, Shanxi Province.
Let's put it this way, it's okay if the grain doesn't go through Fengling Ferry.
However, that requires climbing over the high mountains between Qinling Mountains and Huashan Mountains.
There are no official roads that have been built in that area. Hey, by the time the roads are built, hundreds of thousands of troops from Shaanxi and Gansu will have long since starved to death.
However, what is strange is that Yang Sen only deployed heavy troops near Fengling Ferry, but did not cut off the grain road into Shaanxi, but only blocked one third of it.
Regarding this matter, Lao Si once analyzed it deeply with Nian Gengyao. Yuzhu’s sinister intentions
It was obvious that Yuzhu's plan was already clear, and he would reduce the amount of grain sent to Shaanxi and lure Nian Gengyao to grab it.
If Nian Gengyao hadn't taken it away, Lao Shi4's army of hundreds of thousands could still barely survive.
If Nian Gengyao robbed the grain entering Shaanxi, Lao Si4 would definitely come with a hungry army to fight him.
At this moment, both Wu Sidao and Zhou Quan were full of praise for Yuzhu's strategic decision of deliberately letting go of Lao Si and Lao Ba.
Don't look at the fact that Old Fourteen has an army of hundreds of thousands, and Nian Gengyao has 80,000 green soldiers. However, both of them are restrained, and no one dares to move rashly.
The eighth child and the fourth child have been mortal enemies for a long time. Even if they consider the overall situation and understand the general situation, the foundation of mutual trust has long since collapsed!
Nian Gengyao was a courageous man. He had already planned to seize Fengling Ferry with Yang Sen.
However, Lao Si dissuaded him. What was the nature of attacking Puzhou Prefecture and Fengling Ferry without the consent of the imperial court?
Yuzhu used scheming, and all he had to do was beat gongs and drums and say, Nian Shuai, hurry up and attack Shanxi or Henan immediately. The beautiful rivers and mountains of the Central Plains are waiting for you to take advantage of them!
Playing tricks is not a long-term solution!
The great thing about Yuzhu's conspiracy is that Lao Si, Lao Ba, Lao Fourteen and Nian Gengyao can all understand it, but they can't solve it!
Even the emperor of the late Tang Dynasty, who had lost all his power, still retained some of his appeal to the Jiangnan region.
What's more, the Qing court has been operating normally.
Everyone is scolding Tong Ah Man, but Tong Ah Man has been immersed in training and ignored everything.
What's even more troublesome is that even Lao Qi and Lao Wu are very worried about the future of the Qing Dynasty. However, it is absolutely impossible for the little emperor in the Forbidden City to be in the same group as Lao Si and Lao Si.
All fools know that when they kill Yuzhu, the day when the Qing Dynasty succeeds, the little emperor dies.
The historical records are very clear. On the day of Jichou in the fifth month of the fifth year of Ganlu, Cao Mao raised an army to personally attack Sima Zhao. He was killed by the crown prince Cheng Ji at the age of twenty.
Objectively speaking, if Yuzhu conquers the world, the little emperor will have a chance of survival. Maybe he can be granted the title of Duke of Anle, Marquis of Enjoyment, etc., and survive the rest of his life.
Whether the fourteenth or fourth child has the last laugh, the little emperor will definitely die. There is absolutely no chance.
Just when Lao Ba and Lao Fourteen disagreed, Wu Sidao quietly arrived at Dagukou.
"Your Majesty, in the Bujun Yamen, there has been an undercurrent surging recently, and people's hearts are empty, which is completely different from the ordinary times." Wu Sidao glanced at Zhou Quan who was sitting aside, and reported in detail the abnormal situation in the capital.
Yuzhu leaned back and said with a smile: "Brother Zhusheng, what do you think of this matter?"
"The nine-door infantry army is mainly composed of Eight Banners soldiers. If, my lord, you just want to monopolize power, they are likely to be optimistic about the success. If, my lord, you want to restore the Chinese clothes, it is obvious that they cannot support us." Zhou Quan continued as always.
Before speaking, he must shake off his folding fan.
"Brother Yulu, you and Lao Sun just need to wait and see what happens. Sometimes, even if the pustule is not squeezed, it will burst by itself." After Yuzhu expressed his attitude, Wu Sidao and Zhou Quan laughed in unison.
When Yuzhu first took control of the capital, the 30,000 soldiers in the infantry yamen were indeed crucial and helped him a lot.