Chapter 909 Take the initiative to come to the door
Lu Zhongtian said to Guo Chong: "In this situation, the success of counterinsurgency is actually a certainty. The performance of the two princes is remarkable and has achieved the purpose of experience. Overall, the eldest prince's performance is amazing, Guo Xu
The performance of the two princes is somewhat disappointing. But because of this, it is even more necessary to treat the performance of the two princes with caution. The emperor's intention is just to experience and examine the two princes, but this can easily be over-interpreted, and other things
If they are linked together, it will lead to some confusion in thinking in the court. The two princes should be treated equally and impartially. One must not be suppressed and the other praised because of this counter-insurgency.
This situation is actually unfair."
Lu Zhongtian also said: "Although the two princes performed differently, we should also take into account the difference in pressure they faced. Compared with the battles between small towns in five counties and unorganized religious bandits, Guo Xu faced
He is obviously the absolute main force of the bandits. If he blames him blindly after a setback, it would be extremely unfair to the second prince and would cause Guo Xu to become emotionally depressed. If he gives up on himself, wouldn’t it be contrary to the original intention of the training?"
Lu Zhongtian finally suggested: "Both princes need experience. There is no need to praise the winner too much, and there is no need to punish the loser too harshly. Instead, we must give him a chance to learn his shame, be brave, and regain his confidence. So.
, it is necessary to increase troops for Guo Xu instead of letting the King of Jin lead his army eastward. If the troops of the King of Jin enter, it will make Guo Xu think that the court has lost confidence in him and only trusts the King of Jin. This is not an experience, but a blow.
If that happens, I am afraid that Prince Huai will never recover, which is something the emperor absolutely does not want to see."
Originally, it was easy to see through these strong words. On the battlefield, we only look at victory and defeat. There are so many twists and turns. The arrangement for counterinsurgency itself is to see which of the two princes is more capable, in order to distinguish between them.
To compete. This was originally the intention of Lu Zhongtian and Guo Chong. But now they are saying this again, which is actually very shameless. But who told Guo Chong to favor Guo Xu from the bottom of his heart? Once people lose their sense of fairness,
, many decisions make no sense.
Although he was disappointed with Guo Xu's performance in Yingtian Mansion, Guo Chong did not want Guo Chong to fail and sink. More importantly, Guo Chong did not like Guo Mian, who was not at all like him. Once
It was originally a biased arrangement to give credit to Guo Xu, but Guo Mian rushed out to disrupt the situation. Guo Chong also felt quite resentful. He didn't say it, but in his heart he still hoped to help Guo Xu.
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So Guo Chong got off the road, followed Lu Zhongtian's suggestion, sent 10,000 more troops to Guo Xu, and ordered Guo Mian to hold on to the five counties and cooperate to suppress the rebellion.
Because of this, Guo Kun did not dare to attack Xingren Mansion directly. Even if he gathered his troops in Wanting County, it was actually a bit over the line. But in order to quickly reinforce Xingren Mansion, they could only play sideways. Fortunately, Wan
Although Tingxian County belongs to Xingren Prefecture, it also borders Dongming County in the north of Beijing. From a theoretical point of view, it can also be said that the garrison is at the junction of the two counties.
However, if you want to march into Xingren Prefecture, you need a prerequisite. That is, the defenders of Xingren Prefecture send an invitation to ask for reinforcements from the army in the north of Beijing. In this case, it is not against the law to respond to the reinforcements and send troops to Xingren Prefecture to participate in the battle.
According to the imperial edict, allowing Xingren Mansion to fall and not saving it is a bigger crime.
With such restrictions, Guo Kun and Lin Jue could only camp in Wanting. On the day they camped, Guo Kun wrote a personal letter and sent it to Xingren Mansion to the prefect Liu Mengyuan and the commander of the Guangji Army Wu Yongbo. Let them both
People came to Wanting to pay homage to the King of Jin and himself. In fact, they hoped to talk to them face to face about how to work together to defend the city.
However, two days after the letter was sent, there was no response. Liu Mengyuan himself did not come, and he did not even send a reply. It was like a mud cow drowning in the sea. When the scouts discovered that thousands of the leading soldiers of the religious bandits were about to arrive at the gate of Xingrenfu City
, Guo Kun and Lin Jue knew that time was running out. If this matter was not finalized, the follow-up matters would be very difficult. Perhaps the entire plan to stop the religious bandits would not be implemented. So the two of them discussed and decided to go to Xingren Mansion in person.
trip.
When the leading troops of the religious bandits arrived outside the east city of Xingren Prefecture, Guo Kun and Lin Jue also arrived outside the west city gate with more than a hundred cavalry. After receiving the report, the prefect Liu Mengyuan and the commander of the Guangji Army Wu Yongbo hurriedly came to greet them.
The two entered the city.
Guo Kun rode into the city with a straight face and arrived at the government office. After the simple greetings, Guo Kun scolded him: "What a big show, Prefect Liu. I sent someone to deliver a letter, asking you to go to Wanting."
Now, I can't even invite you to come. Do you look down on the King of Jin and look down on me as a prince? No, you, Magistrate Liu, are out of reach, so I licked my face to see you. Fortunately, you, Magistrate Liu, didn't treat me
Keep us out of the city. I would like to thank you for letting us in."
Liu Mengyuan and Wu Yongbo were so frightened that their faces turned pale. Although they were not subject to Guo Kun's control in their official positions, Guo Kun was the young prince after all, a noble relative of the royal family, and they could not be offended.
"Little prince, please calm down. Young prince, please calm down. I am really too busy and can't spare any time. I originally wanted to write a reply, but I was too busy to reply. Please forgive me, young prince."
Liu Mengyuan hurriedly bowed and said.
He didn't say anything about repaying it, and when he came up with an excuse, Guo Kun became even more angry. This was obviously an excuse. He could send a letter so quickly that he didn't have time to reply? It was obviously a neglect of the matter and himself.
"I don't believe you, Mr. Liu, are so busy that you don't even have time to eat or sleep. How long did it take you to write a letter? If you have to find a reason, you can also find a reasonable one." Guo Kun said angrily.
"Little Prince, I'm really not looking for an excuse. The army of bandits is attacking, and we have been busy preparing to meet the enemy these days. To be honest, Little Prince, I haven't slept a wink for three days, and I just took a nap because I was hungry.
Chew the dough. This is the first time for me to come to this government office in three days, and I have been at the top of the city for the rest of the time. The soldiers and civilians in the city can testify to this, and I ask the young prince to take a closer look." Liu Mengyuan said solemnly.
"Young prince, I can testify to Mr. Liu because of his humble position. Mr. Liu didn't sleep for three days and three nights, and he didn't go down to the city. If you hadn't come now, he would still be directing the reinforcement work at the city." The slender Wu Yongbo spoke up.
Proved.
Lin Jue looked at Liu Mengyuan from the side. He was indeed unshaven, with a haggard face, deep-set eye sockets and droopy bags under his eyes. He also smelled of sweat. Standing there, he looked shaky and unsteady. It was obvious that he was
Very tired.
Guo Kun frowned and said: "So, I really blame you. What are you busy with? So hard? You don't even have time to sleep and eat?"
Liu Mengyuan cupped his hands and said: "The religious bandits are coming with great force this time. It has been found that they are holding the people together, and there may be 40,000 to 50,000 people. In our city, there are only less than 4,000 Guangji troops and less than 1,000 Tuanlian yamen. If the disparity in numbers is too large, there will be Gao Gao.
Deep walls and trenches may not be able to block their attack. So we must be fully prepared. We must gather a large amount of materials at the top of the city, dig deep trenches outside the city, and strengthen some of the city wall facilities. We must also recruit young people in the city to participate in the defense. So far,
There are already more than 7,000 young men willing to participate in defending the city. In this way, we can ensure that there are enough manpower. There are also other things that need to be arranged in advance, such as..."
Guo Kun waved his hands and frowned: "What you are talking about, do you want to tell me that you plan to defend the city by yourself? Rely on a few thousand of you, plus some common people? But a miscellaneous army of more than 10,000 people wants to defend Xingren Mansion? Fight against the religion
Fifty or sixty thousand people attacked by bandits?"
Liu Mengyuan cupped his hands and said: "It is the duty of the lower official to guard Xingren Mansion, and the lower official has no shirk."
Guo Kun shouted: "What I'm asking is, do you plan to do it yourself? Do you think you can hold on?"
"If you can't defend it, you must defend it. I swear to live and die with the city." Liu Mengyuan said.
"You are a fool. I won't ask you any more questions. You know nothing about fighting. Commander Wu, you are the general leading the army. Answer me. With the manpower currently in your city, can you hold this city?" Guo Kun
He raised his chin and asked Wu Yongbo.
Wu Yongbo stepped forward and cupped his hands, frowned and said softly: "This... I'm afraid it won't be easy."
"What's not easy? I ask you if you can hold on." Guo Kun shouted sharply.
Wu Yongbo was shaken and said in a deep voice: "Report to Du Yuhou, I can't hold it..."
Guo Kun sneered and said: "You're not lying. Do you think you can defend the city with such a small number of people? It's just a fool's errand. I don't know what you think. Governor Liu, you are really whimsical. You have been busy for so many days.
The result of not sleeping for three days and three nights is that you can't defend this city. What's the point of your busy work? Magistrate Liu, you can go back and have a good sleep. We will defend Xingren Mansion for you. I have an army of nine thousand.
Come, the city is impregnable, why do you need to work so hard? I came here today to talk to you about this matter, knowing that you can't hold it, so we came. Is this a timely help? You don't need to be grateful to us, ours
Your duty is to quell the rebellion and kill the religious bandits. Hahaha, you can rest assured now. Magistrate Liu, write me an official document and invite my army to come to the city for rescue. Within half a day, nine thousand of my forbidden troops will enter the city.
, keep and guard the city."
After Guo Kun said this, Wu Yongbo said happily: "This is great. The young prince is willing to help us, and our Xingren Mansion will be safe. Mr. Liu, I have already told you that the Jin King's army has arrived at Wantingzheng."
It's to help us defend the city. You don't believe it, saying that they may not take action. Look, now that Yu Hou has personally agreed, what else is there to say? Lord Liu, hurry up and send some official documents to invite them to the city.
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"Shut up! I have the final say on this matter, why are you talking?" Liu Mengyuan frowned and shouted at Wu Yongbo.
Wu Yongbo was stunned, a little embarrassed and didn't know what to do. Liu Mengyuan was the prefect and the highest local official. Although the Guangji Army was under the jurisdiction of the Privy Council, the prefect had the power to give orders in emergencies. At this moment, Wu Yongbo had to obey Liu Mengyuan's orders.
"My young prince, I appreciate your kindness, but I'm afraid I can't ask you to help. Firstly, I think we can defend the city without the help of the Forbidden Army. Secondly... Secondly... this is also against the rules.
Don't worry, young prince, Xiaguan will do his best to defend the city. Xiaguan and Commander Wu have different opinions. Xiaguan feels that the city will definitely be defended." Liu Mengyuan bowed.
