"Since this is the case, we will stand still!" Wu Shigong decided, "Just stay here for one more day to fully nourish our spirits."
"We stay here to prevent the Shaanxi bandits from turning around and returning to Runing to kill us, and to prevent them from going south and entering Guide. Of course, the Shaanxi bandits in Nanyang Mansion cannot be ignored.
Instead of going to Huguang, they followed the path of the Shaanxi bandits and entered our Runan. Of course we still have to go back and protect our hometown."
"But our actions must be well-measured. We cannot act too early, nor too late. If we act too early, we will block the Shaanxi bandits from entering Fengyang, but will force them back to our Runing Mansion. This
On the contrary, it is not beautiful. It is too late. Fengyang is in trouble, and we are somewhat responsible, because these Shaanxi bandits always pass through our Runing Mansion."
"But this is also a good opportunity. As long as the goal of these Shaanxi bandits is Fengyang, they will first capture Yingzhou. They can hold them back for four or five days here in Yingzhou. And Yingzhou is four days away from Fengyang.
More than a hundred miles away, Fengyang will be prepared by then."
"Fengyang is the central capital and the location of the emperor's ancestral tomb. There must be heavy troops stationed there and a fortified city built there. As long as this group of Shaanxi bandits cannot attack for a moment, we will encircle Runing's border from here to the west.
The retreat of the Shaanxi bandits requires Governor Zhu and General Zuo to quickly enter Guide and block the Shaanxi bandits from the north. The Ming army in Nanjing will also rush to rescue from the southeast. This is a three-sided encirclement.
With this situation, we can completely wipe out this group of Shaanxi bandits."
"So I give an order!" Wu Shigong raised his head and looked at the officers around him, "Xiao Xinzi, send a fast horse to deliver a message to Governor Zhu and General Zuo, saying that Fengyang is in an emergency and asking them to rush to Rugui De as soon as possible.
Fengyang."
"No!" Tao Xin immediately stood at attention.
"Sanhe! Your cavalry brothers should work harder. Immediately send out more reconnaissance cavalry to monitor the movements of this group of Shaanxi bandits. There is no need to get too close, just watch them leave our Runing. As long as he leaves us, you
Ning Mansion, our Runing army will take action immediately. On the contrary, we must also take actions according to their actions."
"promise!"
But at this moment, Wu Shigong noticed that Xue Cunyi's face below him was a little unnatural, as if he had something to say. So Wu Shigong asked: "Cunyi! What can I do for you?"
Xue Cunyi immediately raised his chest and replied: "Uncle, when I just came of age, I went to Fengyang's Zhuangzi once with the old housekeeper of the Hou Mansion. But that time I discovered that there is no city wall in Fengyang!"
"What? What did you say?" Wu Shigong simply suspected that there was something wrong with his ears today. He looked at the other officers and found that they were also confused. Because no one could have imagined that such an important person in the Ming Dynasty
Zhongdu actually did not build a city wall. So Wu Shigong asked again, "Please speak more clearly."
"Yes! Uncle!" Xue Cunyi quickly explained in detail, "Fengyang has a city without a wall. Although there is a city gate, there are only some one or two feet high earth walls surrounding the city. And many places are for walking.
It’s all open for convenience. It doesn’t function as a city wall at all.”
"Why?" Zhou Xun asked the question in everyone's mind.
"The villain doesn't know either!"
That’s what Yang is like.”
"Take the test!" Wu Shigong suddenly cursed. He knew that what Xue Cunyi said must be true, and that Fengyang must be in such a situation now. So he would use Fengyang Fort to attract the main force of the peasant rebel army. Repeatedly
The plan to encircle and eliminate this peasant rebel army is definitely going to change.
This was mainly determined by the political status of Fengyang. Being rescued before Fengyang fell and being rescued after Fengyang fell were completely different meanings. Now Wu Shigong had to weigh the pros and cons.
After weighing for a long time, the interests of the Runing Army still prevailed. Why not drive the peasant rebel army back to Runing Mansion and let the Runing Army pay heavy casualties to annihilate the peasant rebel army? After all.
Wu Shigong had no idea of loyalty to his emperor, so Wu Shigong still ordered that things be done according to the original plan.
This time they fought against the second peasant rebel army that entered Henan. The Runing army beheaded one after another and captured more than 20,000 people. In addition to the two county towns of Guide Prefecture, the two county towns of Nanyang Ye County and all of Runing Prefecture were captured.
None of the cities were lost. Moreover, after repelling Zhang Xianzhong's troops for the first time, they also indirectly saved Ruzhou City and Nanyang Fucheng. Therefore, this report card is still acceptable. The Runing Army should also have some credit.
If Fengyang falls, after all, it is not the defense area of the Runing Army, so the responsibility that the Runing Army should bear is also very slight. At most, the merits and demerits will be offset, and the Runing Army does not need those credits.
Anyway, Wu Shigong now feels the benefits of being without an official position. Even though he can actually control the Runing Army, other officials cannot use the same officialdom to order him. This free status is actually something that cannot be exchanged for gold.
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Besides, the Ming army guarding Fengyang must be elite. Even if Yingzhou falls, Fengyang will be warned, and they will block the gaps in those earth walls. After all, having earth walls is better than
It would be much better without a city wall. As long as the Ming troops in various places move faster, maybe Fengyang will not be lost.
But Wu Shigong never expected that the situation in Fengyang that he had underestimated was far higher than the current real situation. Let us take a look at Fengyang now.
We all already know: Fengyang is the birthplace of Zhu Yuanzhang, the founder of the Ming Dynasty, the location of the tombs of Zhu Yuanzhang’s parents, and the place where Zhu Yuanzhang became a monk.
Moreover, Fengyang is the central capital, and its status is the same as that of Beijing and Nanjing. In addition to setting up a governor, he also specially dispatches heavy troops and eunuchs to guard here. We already know from the previous article that this governor also serves as the governor of water transportation in Huai'an and guards the mausoleum.
The eunuchs were stationed in Fengyang. Therefore, the highest officials in Fengyang were the Fengyang magistrate and the eunuch who guarded the mausoleum.
At this time, the governor was Yang Yipeng, and the tomb supervisor was Yang Ze. Unlike other cities, Fengyang did not build a city wall. It is said that it was worried that it would affect the king's Qi. At this point, the author is a little confused. This Wang Qi uses city walls.
Wouldn’t it be thicker if surrounded? Maybe it’s because the author doesn’t understand Feng Shui and is talking nonsense!
However, in the current undefended situation in Fengyang, it can be said that superstitious ideas kill people, and it can also be blamed on the Ming Dynasty for not being able to find a genius fortune teller. (A big salute to Dianyan!) (To be continued...)