After dispersing the rest of the crowd, Qi County Magistrate and Wu Shigong welcomed the small official who delivered the message into the inner hall of the county government alone. After the small official recovered, Qi County Magistrate and Wu Shigong let the small official
Explain the situation of Guide Fucheng to them in detail.
Under the constant questioning of County Magistrate Qi and Wu Shigong, the clerk finally gave an overview of the situation. He also told Wu Shigong that he took advantage of the rioters not completely blocking the road and passed through the gap between the rioters.
Qi County Magistrate is the county seat. But it is estimated that at this time, the roads should be completely blocked by rioters.
While talking, the clerk took out a chicken feather letter with three chicken feathers stuck on it and handed it to Magistrate Qi. Magistrate Qi opened the envelope and found three small envelopes inside.
Magistrate Qi glanced at the handwriting on the small envelope and handed the chicken-feather letter to Wu Shigong. He said, "This is all addressed to you, Wu Qianhu. There should be nothing wrong with it. It is the handwriting of Lord Fu Zun."
It should be said that the anger of the quarrel between Magistrate Qi and Wu Shigong just now has not completely subsided, so Magistrate Qi did not read these letters. His intention was to see Wu Shigong's ugly appearance as illiterate. It would be best to let Wu Shigong come and ask him to read the letters.
Unexpectedly, Wu Shigong opened the small envelope and read it one after another. This surprised Magistrate Qi, because in the Ming Dynasty, the number of literate military attachés was simply too small. Magistrate Qi couldn't help but
Someone on the side said mockingly: "I didn't realize it, but Wu Qianhu is actually good at both civil and military skills!"
Wu Shigong replied proudly: "I am still a scholar."
After hearing Wu Shigong's words, County Magistrate Qi immediately burst into laughter and even burst into tears. It was as if he had heard the funniest joke in the world.
Looking at Magistrate Qi's appearance, Wu Shigong couldn't help but think: "This man can't bear the seal of a scholar on his face. I am really a scholar. How come no one believes in me until now?"
Wu Shigong didn't care that Magistrate Qi was sarcastic on the side, and he began to read the contents of the letters carefully. Fortunately, these letters were written relatively straightforwardly, and Wu Shigong could understand the contents of the letters.
These three letters were written by three of Wu Shigong's superiors. They are: the Governor of Guide Mansion, the Commander of Guide Guard - Old Man Zhao Ming, and the Commander-in-Chief of the Henan Army - Eunuch Xiao.
In the letter, the governor of Guide Mansion just talked about a lot of truth. What is serving the country and the people, how to eliminate violence and ensure peace, what are the responsibilities of military attachés, and so on.
In the letter of old man Zhao Ming, he was completely friendly with Wu Shigong. At the end of the letter, he even mentioned that Wu Shigong's apprentice, Tao Xin, was somewhat related to old man Zhao Ming. Then old man Zhao Ming was almost
You didn't shout out: "Come and help me!". You don't have to say that in China's humane society, many people know how to use it and just follow this trick.
In Eunuch Xiao's letter, he was completely furious. He told Wu Shigong clearly: As long as Wu Shigong takes his troops to guide the city for rescue, even if there is only one person, he will not even be able to rush into the city.
If he showed his face under the city wall of Defu, Eunuch Xiao would accept his fate. Otherwise, Eunuch Xiao would not let Wu Shigong go if he was a ghost.
Wu Shigong looked at these letters and frowned tightly. He did not know that Guide Fucheng was now sending rescue letters to all directions. In Guide Fucheng, the hair on the buttocks of all roosters was about to be plucked out.
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If Wu Shigong really did not go to the rescue, as long as Wu Shigong could find a decent reason afterwards, these bosses would not be able to do anything to Wu Shigong under the principle that the law should not rule the masses.
Wu Shigong thought in his heart at this time: This was a normal military deployment by his superiors to the soldiers of Qianhu Station according to normal procedures.
Wu Shigong must understand the truth that military orders are like mountains. If Wu Shigong does not go to the rescue, Wu Shigong is afraid that his superiors will settle accounts later. By that time, even if he is not beheaded, Wu Shigong, the official responsible for thousands of households, will
We will definitely not be able to keep it. We all know that for Wu Shigong now, this official position of acting as agent for thousands of households is simply too important.
It should be said that Wu Shigong's current situation is very delicate. He can't make military exploits and present his identity to Emperor Chongzhen; but he can't make mistakes on his errands and let his superiors give up his official position.
Avoid it. It's just a tightrope walk.
However, after considering these principles, Wu Shigong found that he would have to rescue Guide Fucheng. But who should he take with him? And how should he rescue Guide Fucheng?
It is definitely not possible to use these new soldiers. These new soldiers are all infantry. Besides, Wu Shigong has already learned from the little official who delivered the message that the reinforcements led by Eunuch Xiao are all fighting soldiers, and there are still three thousand in number.
There were more than 500 people. In this way, they were still defeated. The 400 new recruits that I brought over were simply a piece of cake.
Wu Shigong had no idea that although his new recruits had only received four or five months of military training, their combat effectiveness was no worse than that of the soldiers led by Eunuch Xiao. They were even slightly better.
So a little bit. This can also be seen how poor the training level of the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty was at that time.
Then the only thing to be used is the cavalry. Then do what Eunuch Xiao said. When the time comes, Wu Shigong will lead his cavalry, break away from the Holy Spirit Association's rioters, and show up under the city wall of Guide Mansion. As for what to do next
What to do? Let’s talk about it then.
After the decision was made, Wu Shigong immediately said goodbye to the Qi County Magistrate. He will now rush back to the Qianhusuo fortress with his mounted guards to gather all his available horse teams to rescue Guidefu City.
Before leaving the county seat, Wu Shigong called Zhou Xun over alone and asked him to lead the one hundred and fifty soldiers to take over the command of the defense of the county seat.
Wu Shigong was afraid. If he left and Magistrate Qi and Li Lu gave random orders, Zhou Xun's status would not be able to suppress them. Not to mention Magistrate Qi, Li Lu was still serving as Zhou Xun's troops in Nancheng.
Where is the old commander of the company?
Wu Shigong finally ordered Zhou Xun: If the worst happens, Zhou Xun must gather these soldiers and bring them back to Qianhusuo Fortress as much as possible. For Wu Shigong now, every soldier under his command
They are all his pet peeves.
When leaving the county, Wu Shigong unceremoniously "borrowed" the dozen or so horses belonging to Li Lu's personal soldiers. When he set out, he also took one more person with him, who was sent by Wu Shigong to help him.
Several pregnant ladies bought miscarriage supplements, and later Chang Meng was trapped in the county town with Wu Shigong.
Then Chang Meng had to go back with Wu Shigong life and death. Ever since Shu Mo returned to Wu Shi Gong, Chang Meng felt that his position in the dogleg world had been greatly threatened, so he always tried to quarrel with Shu Mo.
Of course Wu Shigong didn't know Chang Meng's little thoughts, but since Chang Meng was kind enough to accompany him, there was no need to hurt the heart of a coward like himself.
When returning to Qianhusuo Fortress, although Wu Shigong and the others were careful, they did not see even a shadow of the rioters. It was when they passed the small town below Qianhusuo Fortress that they saw the town was destroyed by the rioters.
What's more, most of the young crops in the fields that Wu Shigong and Yao Yuanwai had tried so hard to save were destroyed by the rioters. This made Wu Shigong extremely distressed.
After seeing Wu Shigong and others returning, the Qianhusuo fortress was full of joy. When the Holy Spirit Society rebels attacked, the military households of Qianhusuo, the town and nearby residents all hid in the Qianhusuo fortress.
But these Holy Spirit Society rebels saw the appearance of the Qianhusuo Fortress, so they just burned and looted the town, but did not get close to the Qianhusuo Fortress, leaving Xue Yongli and the others without firing a single shot.
However, the people hiding in Qianhusuo Fortress are still a little worried after all. Now that Wu Shigong, the backbone, is back, they are basically relieved.
Avoiding the cheering people, Wu Shigong called Xue Yongli and several leaders of the cavalry aside, and explained to them the situation in Guide Fucheng and his plans.
Seeing that Wu Shigong had made up his mind, Xue Yongli didn't say anything more. He just discussed with Wu Shigong: Get the cavalry ready and set off at midnight today. By early morning, they can arrive at Guide Fucheng.
Taking advantage of the time when the Holy Spirit was congregating for breakfast and the defense was at its most empty, he rushed to the wall of Guide Mansion.
Xue Yongli and several leaders of the cavalry went down to make arrangements, and Wu Shigong also returned to his inner house.
As soon as they saw Wu Shigong, Wu Shigong's four wives were so happy that they burst into tears. Wu Shigong comforted them repeatedly and put his arms around them, but they could not be hugged.
They stayed warm until dinner time, and all the ladies thought that Wu Shigong would never leave again after he came back. The whole family just talked and laughed sweetly.
But when the dinner was over, Wu Shigong said that he would lead the cavalry to rescue Guidefu City after midnight, the faces of these ladies changed.
After being alone and confused in the bedroom for a little while, Wu Shigong left the inner house quietly. He heard the sound of a window opening behind him. Wu Shigong did not look back, gritted his teeth and walked forward. He thought in his heart: "This is mine.
Home, I want to protect it."
On the school grounds of Qianhusuo Fortress, all the members of the cavalry team had gathered. However, Yang Rusong on the side was arguing about something reluctantly.
Because there were not enough saddles on the horses, there were more than a dozen people in the cavalry team who could not set off together this time. Yang Rusong was one of the remaining members of the cavalry team. However, he was very unconvinced and clamored to set off together.
Wu Shigong walked up to Yang Rusong, patted his head with a smile, and said, "You are the future of the cavalry. I will definitely take you to fight with me next time."
Shu Mo, who was on the side, had also gone through the training of the cavalry since he came back, so he also set off together this time. Shu Mo thought in his heart: "Since Yang Rusong wants to fight, then let me do it. I still want to go
There’s a fight.”
It can be seen from here that the site selection of Qianhusuo Fortress at that time was quite careful. If the enemy did not capture Qianhusuo Fortress, whether they attacked the county seat of Qi County Magistrate or the city of Guide Prefecture, they would definitely
A large force must be dispatched to guard this Qianhusuo fortress.
Otherwise, the reinforcements in Qianhusuo Fortress can stab these enemies in the back at any time. However, the rebels of the Holy Spirit Society led by Master Mou have no such military knowledge at all. Therefore, they have no military knowledge in Qianhusuo Fortress.
Here, even the spies were not placed, and they just attacked Guidefu City in such a big way.
Wu Shigong led the cavalry team, basically leading the horses, and walked for most of the night. Because they had to save their horsepower and prepare for the battle in the early morning.
When they came to the back of a hillside closest to the Holy Spirit Rebel Camp, the early morning light suddenly shone through. Except for some birds singing, there was silence all around.
