Chapter 829 Duobang City - Planning to Dedicate the City
Yes, the reason why the three of them came to Mo Yuan's camp together after Ruan Renlie wanted to transfer Mo Yuan and Mo Tun's troops to the seaside was because they wanted to rebel against Annan and join the Ming Dynasty, or, according to what Yun Xi later said , is "a sudden awakening from the cruel and tyrannical Hu Dynasty of Annan."
The reason why the three of them rebelled against the Hu family and his son and joined the Ming Dynasty is also very simple. The three of them are brothers of the same clan, and the Mo family where they belong is the leading wealthy family in Jiaping. Although the Chen Dynasty in the past also followed the example of the Central Plains in setting up imperial examinations, in essence Similar to the nine-level Zhongzheng system that was implemented from the Cao Wei period to the end of the Song Dynasty, it was very difficult for ordinary people to pass the imperial examination, but it was much easier for the children of wealthy families. The Mo family had people on the list in every imperial examination before. Enter Taixue and be assigned official positions.
But since Hu Jiyou came to power, the imperial examinations have become more and more like the imperial examinations in the Central Plains, which are purely based on writing. No one from the Mo family has passed the exam for three consecutive years, although there are still people in the army relying on the old power. He was an official, but as Hu Jiyou's cronies increasingly occupied prominent positions in the court, his official position in the army was also in jeopardy.
At this time, the Ming Dynasty sent troops to Annan on the grounds that Hu Jiya, Hu Hancang and his son were seeking to usurp the throne and deceive the emperor. Under the imminent threat, Hu Jiya had to stop most reforms and suppressed the wealthy families from the previous one. The Lord becomes the Lord of comfort.
But they all saw it clearly. If Hu Jisu was allowed to defeat the Ming Dynasty and consolidate the throne, the reform would inevitably begin again. In order to preserve their family's power, they decided to join the Ming Dynasty and overthrow the Hu Dynasty.
But even though they have such thoughts, they don't show it on the surface at all on weekdays. Hu Jisao was highly used during the Yizong period, and he has accumulated party members all over the country for more than 20 years. If they reveal their thoughts, I'm afraid they will be in trouble. Life is not guaranteed.
Therefore, at this time, Mo Yuan listened to Modi's words and looked around before whispering: "Third brother, why didn't I see that this was a good opportunity to join the Ming Dynasty? Although 30,000 troops will be transferred from Duobang City, The defense in the city is slightly empty, but Ruan Renlie also said that after the new soldiers being trained in the two capitals show some signs, they will be sent to Duobang City to fill the vacancies. Even if we tell Daming about this, Third Brother and Seventh Brother will all be under your command. After being transferred away, there is only one soldier of my brother in the city, and it is difficult to deal with the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty. If this matter is discovered by Hu Jiya's people, all three of us will die without a burial place."
"Could it be that," Mo Yuan had just finished speaking. Just as Modi was about to speak, he thought of something and said, "Could it be that, third brother, you want to meet the Ming army at the beach? This is a wonderful thing!"
"Unless they are stationed in the three cities of Xidu, Haiphong, and Yi'an, thousands of troops are already a lot. They are enough to eliminate Hu Jiya's direct troops when the Ming army lands, and contribute to the Ming Dynasty."
"Cough, cough." After listening to Mo Yuan's words, Modi coughed twice and said: "Twelfth brother, you are right. It is indeed easier to meet the Ming army at the seaside. Originally, the army at the seaside has been overrun by the Ming army. If you lose, you will lose a lot of troops, so it will be much easier anyway."
"But in that case, the contribution of the three of us will be much less. The Ming army has not suffered any setbacks at the seaside, so they probably won't care about us. But if we help the Ming Dynasty capture Duobang City, the Ming army will definitely be extremely grateful to us. We The contribution of a few is much greater."
"Seventh brother, twelfth brother, although our Mo family is considered a wealthy family in Jiaping, it is barely considered a high-class family in the entire Annan. This time our family can lead the three armies because the family sold iron and donated money.
Annan, this will still be the case in the future."
"But if we can make great contributions to the Ming Dynasty, our family may rise to the top and become the leading family in Annan. We have to give it a try for the sake of our family."
"Didn't it be written in the Di newspaper that His Majesty personally commanded the Yi'an garrison to defeat the Ming army, annihilating 40,000 Ming troops, beheading one of the Ming army commanders, and losing less than 7,000 troops?" Mo Yuan interrupted at this time.
"Bah!" Modi said: "Do you still believe the Hu family's report? They sent 30,000 troops to fight the 50,000 Ming army, but lost less than 7,000 troops and wiped out the 40,000 Ming army. Bah!"
"It is very difficult for our Annan army to draw a tie with the Ming army when the number of soldiers is about the same. This is because there are many barbarian soldiers in the Ming army and are not familiar with battle formations. Thirty thousand people can't fight against fifty thousand people."
Defeat is already pretty good, but 40,000 Ming troops were also wiped out. Even with the help of artillery, it would be impossible. I can’t even make up a decent lie."
"Besides, if the Ming army was defeated, why would they send troops to the seaside?"
Modi did not believe at all that Annan had won the Pingzhang-Xingxian battle. Not only him, but most officials in Annan, even those who supported the Hu Dynasty, did not believe that the results of this battle were true.
This was something that Hu Jishao, Hu Hancang and his son did not expect. They did not expect that their officials would not believe in this real victory. After all, Annan is a small country, and the fear of the Central Plains Dynasty is due to the
Deep down, the Central Plains dynasty usually didn't take them seriously and achieved some victories, but now the Ming Dynasty in the Central Plains was really angry. How could they win such a victory?
So after hearing Modi's words, Mo Yuan felt that it made sense. But he thought about it again and said, "But judging from the situation, there should be no defeat."
"Probably they successfully prevented the landing of the army led by General He and eliminated a small group of landing troops." Modi said nonchalantly: "What we are talking about now is to meet the Ming army in Duobang City and let them capture many
Bangcheng.”
"Tomorrow morning my seventh brother and I will set off for the Western Capital, so if we want the Ming Dynasty to capture Duobang City, we only have one night tonight."
"But how on earth are we going to let the Great Tomorrow Soldiers seize the multi-border city?" Mo Tun asked at this time.
Modi smiled and said, "Come up here." Then he whispered his plan in their ears.
Afterwards, Modi said: "Now, we must send someone to tell the Ming army about this immediately. Mo Tun, do your people still have contact with Ruan Xun?"
"The inspections have been too strict these days, and all ships are not allowed to leave the port. Contact has been cut off. However, we have set a communication code with Ruan Xun before." Mo Tunnel.
"That's good. Immediately send someone to inform the Ming army and let them cross the river to attack Duobang City tonight. You all go and prepare." Modi said.
The two of them agreed, straightened their clothes, and left the house to return to their camp.
Before leaving, Modi finally said: "It's up to us whether our Mo family can turn around now!"