After that day, Wang Xian no longer had time to hang out in Xiaojiangnan. He had to be busy with the preparations before the arrival of the army, but the progress was not smooth... This was really his own fault. According to regulations, the Ming Dynasty's army was always nearby
For supplies, the prince led a small army to Shanxi to fight, and the supplies were handled by the Shanxi Chief Envoy. But in Taiyuan City, everyone from the chief envoy to the prefect to the county magistrate was imprisoned by Wang Xian, and now they are all deputies.
Envoys, counselors, co-presidents, and county magistrates all acted as agents of government affairs. They all argued that they had no authority to open treasury and adjust grain, and could only wait for the clear decree of the court.
Wang Xian knew that on the one hand, these people were keeping silent and did not dare to act rashly; on the other hand, he had offended them severely and took the opportunity to make himself look bad. But his current identity was a general under the command of the deputy general of Shanxi Province, and he could no longer do it.
He used the imperial envoy's royal order flag to scare people. If they didn't cooperate, he would do nothing in vain.
Another important matter was that the deployment of troops was not smooth. The soldiers from Shanxi and Datong refused to listen to Zhu Zhanji's orders and surrounded Guangling County with an infantry. It was not allowed to be hasty in this important matter of military affairs. It had to be discussed with His Highness before proceeding.
Then decide the strategy... As a result, both sides were pushed around. After waiting for more than half a month, His Royal Highness Taisun had led his army into Shanxi, but Wang Xian had not made much progress... The only gain was that Zhang Hao couldn't stand it anymore.
, just came forward to help him borrow five thousand shi of military rations.
During this time, I saw Wang Xian was in disgrace, and Zhang Hu forced him to go to Xiaojiangnan to relax. Zhang Hu and Pang Ying were still fooling around in Xiaojiangnan. Zhang Hu was a pretty young man, so he didn’t need a reason. Even Pang Ying was so lustful towards women.
This guy who wasn't very interested actually stayed here on the grounds that the matter in Xuanfu was settled and he was here to accompany Mr. Zhang.
In fact, everyone knows very well that the purpose of his stay is just to monitor Wang Xian and King Jin at close range...
In the Daoxiang Village in Xiaojiangnan, there was a warm fragrant nephrite, and the singing of orioles, Zhang Hui and Pang Ying took turns asking for wine, but Wang Xian really couldn't be happy.
"Brother, please be patient," Zhang Wei advised: "They are just letting out their anger by not paying for the troops now, but when His Highness Taisun comes, they will not dare to make any mistakes, and they will have to be obedient.
Produce food?
"His Royal Highness Taisun arrived and found that nothing was prepared. Shouldn't I be in trouble?" Wang Xian said with a sad face.
"What's the big deal?" Pang Ying said with a smile: "Brother, you have done so much for the crown prince and grandson, so what does it matter if you occasionally mess up on an errand?" This sounds like gloating at one's misfortune.
Zhang Hui glanced at Pang Ying and hurriedly comforted Wang Xian and said: "Don't listen to him, everyone who does this errand is like this, and there is nothing that can be smashed."
"Hey, Brother Pang is trying to comfort me. How can I not know what's good and what's good?" Wang Xian smiled bitterly and said, "Actually, I'm not worried about myself. I'm just worried that poor preparations will delay my grandson's suppression of bandits. If the delay lasts for a long time, the emperor will blame him.
Grandson’s.”
That's great... Pang Yingxin said that he had an indescribable dislike for Wang Xian. It was fine at first, but when he knew that Wang Xiancai had been promoted to the town of Qianhu just a few months ago, Pang Zhenfu felt in his heart.
It's not a happy one... He is forty years old this year, and he has always been very proud of his rise from a grassroots to the Jinyiwei Zhenfu. And Wang Xian also started from a grassroots, and now he has become a Zhenfu. The only difference is that he
It took twenty years, but Wang Xian only took...three years.
People are so irritating. When Pang Ying saw Wang Xian's young and shameless face, she became extremely angry. She had to be polite all day long, how could she not hold back her anger? At this moment, she finally
When he got the chance, he could use the tone of an elder to teach this boy a lesson. He touched the prostitute's breasts and laughed loudly: "So my brother is worried about this. Brother, I tell you, you are worried too much."
Because Taisun cannot defeat the bandits quickly this time. It is a miracle that he can pacify Bailian in one year." He coughed and said: "You think Bailian demon is so easy to suppress, the elite soldiers of Xuanda and Da two towns have already killed them.
It's ashes. When you get to Datong, you will know that this battle is really difficult to fight. The only way is to siege it for a long time and cut off its supply."
"Old Pang is right." Zhang Sala also smiled and said: "This is a slow job, don't rush it at this moment. If you think about this, will I feel much better?"
Wang Xian was relieved by the two of them, and finally let go of his worries and smiled. In Daoxiang Village, the sound of obscene music sounded again...
From that day on, Wang Xian stopped worrying about getting angry. He ate flower wine when it was time, and slept well when it was time. It was as if he had put military affairs aside.
The days passed day by day, and the New Year passed in a blink of an eye. Zhu Zhanji would arrive in Taiyuan in a few days... Only then did Wang Xian get busy again, leading the guards to clean the barracks, buy New Year's goods, and prepare the young army to celebrate the New Year in Taiyuan.
In that room, Zhang Kai and Pang Ying had been paying close attention to Wang Xian and learned that he had gone out to buy a large amount of fragrant wax, paper codes, firecrackers, New Year pictures, etc. The military camp had also begun to hire chefs to grind flour and steam it.
Pang Ying smiled and said: "It seems that my grandson really plans to celebrate the New Year in Taiyuan."
"What should I do if I don't celebrate the New Year in Taiyuan?" Zhang Wei said with a smile: "Up to now, the military rations are not available, and the army is also not available. Are we going to suppress the bandits with more than 10,000 soldiers and 5,000 stones of rations? It's a joke."
"Yes." Pang Ying said in a relaxed tone: "Originally, I was worried about what would happen if King Jin supported them, but now it seems that Zhu Jiyan has not completely lost his mind."
"Haha..." Zhang Wei chuckled and said, "As long as the King of Han keeps hammering, he will know that it is impossible for him to have both sides."
"It seems there is really nothing to worry about." Pang Ying said with a smile, "This way we can spend the New Year with peace of mind.
"Yes, the New Year is the biggest in the world." Zhang Sala smiled lustfully and said, "Old Pang hasn't tried it yet, so let's celebrate the New Year in a brothel."
"Hahaha..." Pang Ying laughed loudly and said, "If it weren't for the blessing of the second young master, I would never dare to think about it in this life."
On the twenty-fifth day of the twelfth lunar month, Wang Xian's imperial envoy's residence had been changed to Taisun's. Wang Xian, Gu Xiaolian and their brothers moved to the east courtyard and vacated the main courtyard for His Highness Taisun who was about to arrive.
In the study at the back of the east courtyard, Wang Xian and Liu Zijin sat opposite each other. The latter still had a baggage and a sword in his hand, and he was obviously about to leave. After Zhang Wu said those two words that day, although Liu Zijin couldn't accept it for a while, he
After thinking about it, he understood that this was the only choice at the moment... In fact, from the day Liu Zijin was captured by Wang Xian, accepting the court's recruitment was the only way out for him and his brother, but Wang Xian has not broken the window for a long time.
Paper, he never wanted to think about these two words.
After Zhang Wu's repeated persuasion, Liu Zijin finally agreed to accept the recruitment. This time he returned to Guangling County to contact a group of brothers who had retreated to Pingxingguan. Before leaving, Wang Xian naturally wanted to meet him and give some instructions.
"Go back to Pingxing Pass and recruit your brothers. Your only task is to hold it." Wang Xian ordered: "Pingxing Pass is the south gate of Guangling County. After the imperial court recaptures it, it will be easier to attack Guangling County next.
a lot of."
"Got it." Liu Zijin responded vaguely, glanced at him and said, "Is there anything else you want to say?"
"Don't think about seeking revenge from Yu Gui, Han Tiancheng and the others." Wang Xiandao: "You are no match for them. We will wait until I arrive with my army."
"Hmph..." Liu Zijin snorted, stood up and picked up the baggage and sword: "Take care of my brother, I'm leaving." Zhang Wu had to recuperate and had to be a hostage, so naturally he couldn't go on the road with him.
"Let's go." The so-called non-speculative words are more than enough to describe these two people. Wang Xian touched his nose helplessly and watched this guy leave.
Liu Zijin first followed Zhou Yong and others to the military camp outside the city. He stayed there until dark, then took advantage of the cover of night to leave Taiyuan. With the documents issued by the Jin Palace, he traveled smoothly and arrived a few days later.
Flat outside the pass.
At this time, the Inner Great Wall had not yet been built, and the so-called Pingxing Pass was just a dilapidated pass tower on Pingxing Ridge. However, the high mountains and ridges, shrouded in white snow, can still make people feel the grandeur of the pass.
However, what was stationed in Guancheng at this moment was a group of beggar-like soldiers who were short of food and clothing. These soldiers were a group of brothers loyal to Liu Zijin. When Yu Gui and Han Tiancheng came up, they hunted and killed their leader, causing them to
The group of dragons were leaderless and in chaos. Although they resisted bravely, they were still defeated one by one. The remaining troops escaped from Guangling County and retreated to Pingxing Pass. They stabilized their position with the help of the dangerous terrain.
However, they escaped in a hurry and did not bring any supplies. There was some food in Pingxing Pass, but it was burned down by Han Tiancheng's spies... The reason why Han Tiancheng did not attack Pingxing Pass immediately was that it might cause too much damage.
The second is to wait for the people in Guancheng to starve to death.
Sure enough, the more than 3,000 people guarding the Pingxing Pass wanted to go down the mountain to grab food, but the government offices with a radius of hundreds of miles had long been cleared, and the people had hid in the city, and they couldn't get a grain of food at all. It was freezing and snowy, and even some wild vegetables were not available.
There were no leaves to eat, so I quickly boiled and ate all the belts, leather armor, and even the cotton wool from the cotton-padded clothes. In the end, I had no choice but to dig up grass roots and turn them into snow water to make soup, but it was better than nothing...
…Within ten days, everyone was so hungry that they were dizzy. After a few days, they could only lie down all day long, lingering for breath.
When the fire was almost ready, Han Tiancheng personally led an army of 20,000 to forcefully knock down Xingguan. What surprised him was that the group of guys who were about to starve to death at the gate actually repelled wave after wave of attacks from several times the enemy.
Although heavy snow has sealed the mountains and the cliffs are covered with ice, which makes Knock Pass even more difficult, in Han Tiancheng's opinion, as long as his men can climb up to Guancheng, they can recapture Pingxing Pass. How could they be repelled again and again?
The siege caused great losses. In the past ten days, two to three thousand soldiers have died in Guanxia. This has had a great impact on the morale of the Guangling County army. It is almost the Chinese New Year, and the soldiers have already returned to the army.