Chapter 148 Li Zicheng under the night

But sometimes I'm really afraid of something, and before the general order of the imperial court arrived, Tiemo received a letter. The letter was sent jointly by Geng Ruqi, the governor of Shanxi, and Zhang Honggong, the chief soldier of Shanxi, indicating that Tiemo would lead his troops to capture Ansai within three days and pacify northern Shaanxi as soon as possible.

After reading this letter, I was first angry, and secondly, I wanted to laugh. It's just inexplicable, when will the governor of Shanxi be able to take care of the affairs of the Xuanfu border army? The Shanxi General Soldier is even more of a joke, why do you command the Xuanfu soldiers and horses? Even the soldiers and horses of Datong Mansion are not under your command.

Strictly speaking, the elite of the nine sides are under the direct jurisdiction of the Beijing camp, and the military department and the Metropolitan Governor's Office are directly under the jurisdiction of the local chief soldier. What's more, the Xuanfu is subordinate to the Shuntian Mansion, and the Shanxi officials can't control the head of the Xuanfu border army.

Tiemo didn't bother to reply to the letter, and directly threw the letter into the brazier and burned it to ashes.

Cao Wenzhao's face was worried, and he said with some concern: "Hey, this letter seems ridiculous, but the meaning is very deep." Geng Ruqi and Zhang Honggong are not urging us to send troops, but they are just expressing a will to the imperial court, and they support the imperial court's decision-making. ”

Tie Mo had no smile on his face, and his brows furrowed tightly, "General Cao, according to what you mean, the imperial court has already made a resolution?" ”

"Yes, otherwise Geng Ruqi and Zhang Honggong would not have sent such an inexplicable letter."

Sure enough, in less than a day, the imperial court sent a decree to northern Shaanxi, ordering the soldiers and horses of the three towns of Xuanfu to occupy Qingjian and Suide and attack Ganquan.

At the same time, because the soldiers and horses of the three towns of Xuanfu obtained rice fat early, the imperial court ordered to severely reprimand the generals of Ningxia, Guyuan and other towns, and strictly ordered the soldiers and horses of these towns to take Ansai City within five days.

Lou Daji couldn't wait to throw his will into the brazier and burn it, in his opinion, this kind of order was to play the piano indiscriminately, "Hey, does the imperial court know the situation in Shaanxi?" This place is empty, full of rebellious homeless. If it's really easy to destroy, will we stupidly put the credit and not grab it? ”

Cao Wenzhao sighed, motioned for Lou Daji to sit down, and said with a wry smile: "The imperial court should not be so stupid, come to think of it, the imperial court also has the difficulties of the imperial court." ”

As soon as these words came out, Tiemo somewhat understood what Cao Wenzhao meant. Perhaps, the imperial court really has no choice. Now that almost all of the energy of the Ming Dynasty has been put into Liaodong, the treasury is almost empty, and the materials needed to suppress the bandits this time are also difficult to put together. The materials are limited, and the imperial court will not last long.

Hey, this is really a difficult state affair.

Due to the order of the imperial court and the lack of light on the face, the soldiers and horses of Guyuan, Gansu and Suide towns set out from Bailuocheng on February 14 and began to storm Anding.

In fact, there were less than 2,000 rebels stationed in Anding, and under the strong attack of the border troops in several towns, the rebels soon abandoned Anding and retreated south into the city of Ansai.

After discussion, the Gansu general Wang Guoqi, the Guyuan guerrilla general Li Guoqi, the Ningxia general Cui Zongyin, and the Yansui guerrilla general Li Xianzong divided their troops to the south in Anding and jointly attacked the city of Ansai. At the same time, Wang Guoxiu sent a letter to Mizhi, hoping that the soldiers and horses of the three towns of Xuanfu could cooperate and send troops to attack Ganquan.

On February 15, the soldiers and horses of the three towns, with Cao Bianjiao and Liu Guoneng as the vanguard, led 2,000 soldiers and horses through Qingjian City and went straight to Ganquan in the south of Yan'an Prefecture.

Before noon on 16 February, the vanguard led by Cao Bianjiao and Liu Guoneng launched the first exchange of fire on the plain east of Ganquan. Wang Yan, the leader of the rebellious party, was ordered to rush to the aid of Ganquan, but met the officers and soldiers on the way, and the two sides fought without saying a word. This time, after Wang Yan lost more than 500 people, he successfully entered Ganquan with the help of the defenders of Ganquan.

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On February 18 of the second year of Chongzhen, in the north of Yan'an Prefecture, Wang Guo, Li Guoqi, Cui Zongyin, and Li Xianzong finally met under the city of Ansai after two days of cleaning the periphery.

Now the three towns of Xuanfu are in Ganquan, and the soldiers and horses of several towns in Ningxia are besieging Ansai City, and the situation seems to be very good on the surface, but in fact there are still many hidden dangers. One of the biggest hidden dangers is that the border army is insufficient, if you concentrate your forces to attack Ansai or Ganquan, it will not hurt, you can attack Ganquan and Ansai at the same time in two ways, which is quite insufficient.

Moreover, the soldiers and horses in several towns in Ningxia still hide greater hidden dangers. In the past two years, the border armies of Gansu and Ningxia have been underpaid, especially in Guyuan Town, and there have been several incidents. This time, the imperial court did not make up the salaries, and once this matter broke out, the border army attacking Ansai City would have a big problem.

At night, outside the city of Ansai, in a dilapidated house, several people gathered, one of whom was burly and resolute. This person's name is Li Zicheng, a general under the command of the Gansu General Kingdom.

The border army entered Shaanxi, and it seemed that it was like a bamboo, but Li Zicheng had a different view, he felt that the border army of the three towns of Xuanfu could fight again, and it still could not reverse the current situation. Li Ziyuan is a Mizhi person, and he knows too much about northern Shaanxi.

How many years has Shaanxi not harvested grains? This year looks like another major drought, and the situation will only get worse. In contrast, the border armies in Ningxia, Suide, and Gansu were not paid enough and their combat effectiveness was limited, and they were unable to reverse the situation at all. In the next few years, the civil unrest will definitely sweep through Shaanxi, and the power will become bigger and bigger, and the border troops in Gansu and Suide towns are likely to be drowned out by this civil unrest.

On the other hand, the rebel parties are getting stronger and stronger, because they have fertile soil for rebellion. Many times, looking up at the starry sky, Li Zicheng has a wish in his heart, he wants to leave his name, instead of staying in a small general position, and finally being drowned out by the civil unrest.

After a long time of repeated thought, there was a scene tonight.

The bonfire burned, and the light of the fire reflected everyone's face. Li Zicheng picked up the firewood and said in a deep voice: "Brothers, General Wang will deduct military salaries, and General Yang is silent. Li once persuaded General Wang, but he was too greedy and didn't take his brothers' lives seriously. ”

"Now everyone knows the situation in Shaanxi, Wang Jiayin in southern Shaanxi has pulled up a team of more than 100,000 people, and Xi'an Mansion is in danger. And what about our side..... In addition to Xuanfu, Datong Mansion and Liaodong Town, the morale is not bad, and the other soldiers and horses are ..... Do you think we can really wipe out the rogues in Shaanxi? ”

Listening to Li Zicheng's words, everyone's faces were gloomy, and one of them said with an angry face: "Destroy one is to ask for ..... In my opinion, we can go back alive to tell fortunes. Brother Li, you say, what do you want to do? Brothers, listen to you. ”

"Yes, Brother Li, you can say it, everyone listens to you!"

Li Zicheng nodded with satisfaction, and a sneer crossed the corner of his mouth: "Don't hide it from the brothers, Li has thought about it for a long time, in short, Li doesn't want to endure it." The top does not pay the army, and we have to fight hard to suppress the bandits, and if we continue like this, we will not be able to live even if we die. Instead of this, it is better to find a way to live for yourself. ”

"Brothers, Li is planning to turn against his mother, and this attack on Ansai is a good opportunity. The three towns of Xuanfu are in Ganquan, and there are more than 20,000 thieves in Ansai City, and if we raise troops to cooperate, it will be a great achievement......"

"If you are willing to follow Li, Li welcomes it, and if you don't want to, Li doesn't force it!"

After just a moment's effort, several military men nodded together, "Listen to Brother Li, it's against his mother, I've had enough of this nest for a long time!" ”

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