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When Zhu Gongzhen heard this, he immediately became energetic and asked quickly: "Which supervisor?"
Since the bandits have become more and more troublesome, the imperial court has sent out many supervisors.
After hearing this, Chen Yongfu and Gao Mingheng also perked up and immediately stared at the person waiting for a reply.
"He is the new Minister of War, Superintendent Sun, who controls the provinces in the Central Plains!"
"Ah, Sun Chuanting?" When Zhu Gongzhen heard this, he couldn't help but said very happily, "He is here, I feel relieved, haha!"
Sun Chuanting's record of suppressing thieves was real. Li Zicheng, who was currently the most threatening to Kaifeng, was beaten to a pulp by Sun Chuanting.
This supervisor is not like those other little-known supervisors who only talk about things!
Gao Mingheng was happy and asked quickly: "How many troops did Governor Sun bring?"
"one hundred!"
"What?" When Zhu Gongzhen heard this, he suspected that he had heard wrong and quickly confirmed, "How much?"
"one hundred!"
After hearing this clearly, several people in the hall couldn't help but look at each other.
Sun Chuanting only brought a hundred people here. Does that mean the court has no troops to send?
After coming back to his senses, Gao Mingheng did not dare to neglect, and hurriedly said goodbye to Zhu Gongzhao: "As soon as the supervisor arrives, there will be a discussion, and I will leave first!"
After hearing this, Chen Yongfu also hurriedly left.
No one dared to neglect Sun Chuanting in person.
Zhu Gongzhen looked at their backs disappearing through the door, dumbfounded.
We were hoping for reinforcements, but they did come, but it was just Sun Chuanting, so what's the use?
He really wanted to go over and see the situation and ask if the reinforcements were still on the way and Sun Chuanting just came over first?
However, under the Ming Dynasty's ancestral system, vassal kings in various places were not allowed to interfere in local affairs.
For Gao Mingheng and Chen Yongfu, who are familiar with each other, that's okay, just pass it on. After all, it is a friendship established in the first two times.
However, Sun Chuanting was not familiar with him. He was still the Minister of War of the imperial court and the governor of the provinces in the Central Plains. Once he violated the laws of his ancestors, if he reported to the imperial court that he had evil intentions, it would be hard to explain.
With this in mind, he had no choice but to send someone to inquire, or wait for Sun Chuanting to come see him.
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The Kaifeng Yamen lobby, from inside to outside, was completely occupied by Sun Chuanting.
The cavalry officers and soldiers from the Yongwei Battalion who came to escort them have taken over the defense of the Yamen.
Chen Yongfu arrived. When he saw the soldiers at the door, he was immediately envious. He couldn't help but said to Gao Mingheng: "Master Gao, look at it. Their armor is so sophisticated. It seems that Governor Sun has spent a lot of money!"
He thought that these people were Sun Chuanting's servants, and that Sun Chuanting bought them these armors, which were better dressed than him, so naturally he couldn't help but be envious.
"Now that we're talking about this, let's go see the supervisor first!" Gao Mingheng, who wasn't too interested in armor, said at the same time as he hurried away.
In addition to them, other officials also arrived one after another.
Faced with Sun Chuanting's reputation, no one dared to neglect him.
Not long after, all the officials and generals in Kaifeng arrived, and Sun Chuanting transferred out of Houya.
"The emperor has calculated that Li's generals will join forces with Luo Rucai's bandits to plot Kaifeng again. Therefore, I have been ordered to come to Kaifeng to take charge. You should work together to defend Kaifeng!" Sun Chuanting's face was expressionless and cold.
He yelled, "If anyone fails to defend the city and violates the law, I will not give him mercy!"
When he finished speaking, the imperial flag given by Emperor Chongzhen and the Shangfang Sword were revealed.
The right to kill first and report later must have been given to Sun Chuanting. But whether he would use it or not, no one knows! Showing these things can be seen as a deterrent.
Everyone below naturally did not dare to neglect, and quickly responded to the promise.
Gao Mingheng is the patrol commissioner of Henan. Although his rank is very low, he represents the emperor and is also sent by the emperor. Therefore, among all the people below, his status is considered to be the highest.
Therefore, he went out and asked: "I don't know how many soldiers and horses your Excellency has brought. I want to ask you to prepare food, grass and baggage!"
Maybe Sun Chuanting came first and the army arrived later!
The others listened and waited for the reply with expectation.
No matter what, the dignified Minister of the Ministry of War and the governors who control the provinces in the Central Plains must have thousands of elites, right?
But who would have thought, they heard Sun Chuanting say to them: "The imperial court is currently reorganizing the army, and it will take several months for the Yongwei Camp and the Jingying Camp. Therefore, your Majesty has given one hundred Yongwei Camp cavalry troops to rush to Kaifeng to take charge.
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Upon hearing this, everyone was dumbfounded. Sun Chuanting only brought 100 people to Kaifeng. How useful is that?
Didn't it mean that Li Zicheng and Luo Ru would join forces? The thieves are so powerful. No matter how capable you, Sun Chuanting, are, you are probably a clever woman who can't make a meal without rice, right?
Regardless of what they thought, Sun Chuanting directly issued an order for them to prepare for war. Accompanied by Gao Mingheng and Chen Yongfu, he first inspected the Kaifeng city defense.
He inspected very carefully, and it only took a long time, but the result was still satisfactory. It could be seen that Kaifeng was really preparing for the war seriously.
So, he said to Gao Mingheng and Chen Yongfu: "The emperor knows that the two of them are doing their jobs with heart and soul. Now I have seen it with my own eyes. After this battle, I will report it truthfully."
Gao Mingheng and Chen Yongfu were naturally happy after hearing this.
Unexpectedly, Sun Chuanting immediately continued: "Immediately make arrangements to move all the old and weak people in the city to the north of the Yellow River and resettle them in Yanjin and Weihui."
"..." When Gao Mingheng heard this, he was stunned for a moment, came back to his senses, and quickly replied, "Sir, is it inappropriate to mobilize troops and mobilize people like this?"
This kind of thing is a matter of family separation and uprooting one's homeland. If something goes wrong, the family members will be separated forever.
Therefore, no one wants this, especially when they haven't seen the thief coming, so naturally they don't want to leave.
After hearing this, Chen Yongfu also advised: "Sir, the first two times the bandits attacked Kaifeng, they did not do this. Now that you are here in person, you are asking the people to leave their homes. I am afraid this will damage your prestige!"
After hearing this, Sun Chuanting said without thinking: "This time the thieves attack Kaifeng again, they are bound to win. The key to the battle in Kaifeng is the food and grass in the city. If the siege lasts for a long time and food is scarce, what will happen?"
Although he had already said before that the thieves were joining forces and the Yongwei battalion was being reorganized, Gao Mingheng and others still did not realize how serious the matter was.
After all, they have prepared their army for war and have done enough work! They think that as long as they work hard to defend Kaifeng and as long as Kaifeng is not breached by the bandits in the early stage, the thieves will naturally retreat.
But when he heard Sun Chuanting's words, Gao Mingheng was a little surprised. He immediately asked Sun Chuanting: "Sir, the bandits are besieging the city and they also need food and grass. They are really determined to die in Kaifeng. Is it possible that they will become a court army that is not afraid of other places?"
The army besieging the city also needs to eat, drink, and consume food every day. If the food in Kaifeng city is exhausted, how can the thieves outside the city fare better?
In addition, the Yongwei camp is not coming, but there are Yang Wenyue, the governor of Baoding, and Ding Qirui, who succeeded Yang Sichang, around them. They have soldiers under their command.
After hearing this, Sun Chuanting sneered and said: "Now that the world is so big, apart from the Yongwei camp who dares to fight a tough battle, who else dares to fight to the death with the bandits? They will only shout at the outside, and maybe they will be beaten.
Encircle and annihilate the bandits, and give away the bandits’ soldiers and food and supplies for nothing!”
According to the deduction that Emperor Chongzhen told him, there would be a battle at Zhuxian Town, and the imperial army would be completely defeated.
At this time, after hearing Sun Chuanting's words, Gao Mingheng and Chen Yongfu couldn't help but feel a little sad.
That's right, today's bandits are getting stronger and stronger. The imperial army has been defeated repeatedly, as evidenced by the continuous fall of towns around Kaifeng.
There are even rumors that Ding Qirui's men are as harmful to the people as wolves and tigers, but when faced with the bandits, they flee upon hearing the news. When people everywhere hear that Ding Qirui is leading troops across the border, they are more afraid than hearing that the bandits are coming!
On the top of the city, Sun Chuanting pointed to the continuous wheat fields outside the city, and continued: "The other team will not harvest at night, keeping an eye on the movements of the bandit troops. If there is any movement, regardless of whether it can be harvested, they will harvest it immediately, and harvest as much as possible!
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Without waiting for them to speak, he continued: "The old and the weak are going north, and they should do it quietly in batches to prevent thieves from detecting them."
"Sir, there are at least 100,000 old and weak people in Kaifeng. I'm afraid the two prefectures north of the Yellow River can't accommodate them?" After hearing this, Gao Mingheng still advised, "Rather than leaving the city and dying away from their families, I'm afraid they would rather die than leave. Once forced,
,Afraid of civil unrest!"
After hearing this, Sun Chuanting immediately replied: "The emperor has been prepared for a long time and has sent an imperial envoy to prepare to ensure that they will not starve to death. Just like in Kaifeng, once the food and grass are exhausted, the whole city will die!"
"And!" Seeing the surprised expressions of the two people in front of him, he continued, "The grain and grass in the city are centrally dispatched by the government and distributed according to wartime. After the war, the court will compensate those who provide the grain. Those with land will be exempted from tax for three years, and those without land will be exempted from tax for three years.
If you convert it based on the price of grain, it will be three times as much!”
"..." Gao Mingheng and Chen Yongfu were very surprised when they heard this.
But Sun Chuanting had something else to say: "Your Majesty has told you that since the King of Zhou is rich, let him provide money to appease the old and the weak who have moved out. Each person should not be less than one tael of silver. This matter will be decided by you two."
If someone gives Zhou Wangxiao a stake and asks him to pay, don’t wait for me to go there, otherwise you’ll be in trouble!”
Listening to his repeated words, Gao Mingheng finally couldn't help but confirm: "Sir, do the bandits really have to capture Kaifeng?"
This posture really looks like a decisive battle in Kaifeng.
Otherwise, it would not have been possible to take so many measures. Moreover, the current emperor made the decision personally, and the Minister of War personally came to take charge.
After hearing this, Sun Chuanting nodded and said: "It would be best if the thieves don't come, but this is unrealistic. As long as the Yongwei camp is reorganized, the situation will turn around. There is no room for loss here in Kaifeng!"
The implication is that the imperial court is playing a big game of chess, and Kaifeng is a key part of it.
What Sun Chuanting said is also what the current emperor means.
After Gao Mingheng confirmed this, he naturally had nothing to say and could only act as ordered.