Chapter 151: Cao Wenzhao's current problem

After serving as the governor of the three sides, the first thing Yang He did was to order the soldiers and horses of Xuanfu, Datongfu, and Liaodong to go south. At the same time, he ordered Wu Guofu, a veteran general in northern Sichuan, to drag Wang Daliang of Shangluo Road, and ordered Liu Yingyu, a soldier from Shaanxi, to lead his troops north, cooperate with the soldiers and horses of the three towns of Xuanfu, and defeat Wu Yangui who was entrenched in Yan'an Mansion.

Yang He's intention is obvious, Shaanxi's soldiers and horses are insufficient, so concentrate forces to destroy the chaos first.

Yang He's decision was not wrong, but he really overestimated the combat effectiveness of the local soldiers and horses in Shaanxi.

Liu Yingyu, as a military garrison in Shaanxi, knows the situation of the guards in Shaanxi the most. It seems that there are more than 30,000 guards under his command, but in fact, the quality of the soldiers is uneven. Being able to cooperate with Wu Guofu to limit Wang Daliang's chaotic party to Shangluo Dao is already the limit. Going to northern Shaanxi to exterminate Wu Yangui is simply a pipe dream.

The clerk has a mouth, and the military general runs and breaks his leg.

Liu Yingyu was angry in his heart, but he couldn't say that after a two-day delay, he still went from Tongguan to northern Shaanxi. However, Liu Yingyu is also a veteran of the battlefield, and he has repaired a book before leaving and sent it to Mizhi urgently.

This trip to northern Shaanxi is more because of the imperial court order, after all, the governor of the three sides, Lord Yang He, is staying in southern Shaanxi, if he doesn't do anything, the imperial court will definitely be angry. I will definitely go, but I must cooperate with the border army in northern Shaanxi. If the border army does not drag Wu Yangui's rebellious party, and the rebellious party takes the opportunity to go out of Ganquan and fight an ambush on the way, then he Liu Yingyu must be unlucky.

Hancheng in southern Shaanxi, now Shaanxi is full of smoke, Yang He inspected southern Shaanxi, and later the rebellious party Wang Jiayin went south to besiege Xi'an Mansion. Xi'an Mansion couldn't go back for the time being, so Yang He stopped in Hancheng.

Staying in Hancheng with Yang He, there were also several officials from the Shaanxi Political Division, one of whom was Hong Chengchou, the political envoy who participated in politics.

In view of the current situation in Shaanxi, Yang He frowned, but he couldn't think of any good ideas. Especially after the imperial court allowed him to lead all the important military and political affairs in Shaanxi, the burden on his body became heavier. Recently, he has been even more angry with Liu Yingyu's behavior in Shaanxi. ordered Liu Yingyu to go to northern Shaanxi, but the other party dragged on for two or three days, if it wasn't for repeated urging, I'm afraid Liu Yingyu would still be nesting in Tongguan.

"The dignified side is armed, and at this time of crisis, it is really infuriating not to think of serving the court."

Yang He's face was ugly, and Hong Chengchou also frowned. However, Hong Chengchou didn't think there was anything wrong with Liu Yingyu, Wu Yangui was not Wang Daliang, and there were many officers and soldiers who rebelled before in the rebellious party under his command, and his combat power was not comparable to Wang Daliang's exiles.

I knew it very well, but I didn't know how to persuade Yang He.

Lord Yang is dedicated to the country, but he knows almost nothing about military affairs and human affairs. At this time, urging Liu Yingyu to go to northern Shaanxi to fight Wu Yangui didn't force him to die?

Liu Yingyu is not a fool, if he doesn't greet the border army in northern Shaanxi in advance, how can he easily send troops north? It's a pity that Lord Yang can't see this at all. Moreover, Hong Chengchou also has a lot of complaints about some of Yang He's policies.

Boss Yang gave orders to the soldiers and horses of all departments, and most of them were mainly appeased. Hehe, fuss, what to soothe? The imperial court cannot effectively provide disaster relief, and even if those rebellious parties put down their swords and guns, they will have to continue to rebel in a few days.

The hungry people rebelled, it was because they could not survive, and the lack of food was the root cause. There is no food, and there is a fart for officers and soldiers to be appeased?

For the rebellious party, if there is no surplus food to resettle, there is only one way, and that is to kill.

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Northern Shaanxi Mizhi, Tiemo and others gathered together, and they were also discussing what to do next.

Yang He is now the nominal biggest official in Shaanxi, not only the governor of the three sides, but also the ruler of all the soldiers and horses in Shaanxi. Now that Yang He has an order, if he doesn't do anything, he can't say anything, after all, Yang He now represents the imperial court.

Liu Yingyu has already led his troops north, and it is estimated that he will arrive in northern Shaanxi in less than two days, what should he do then? To fight or not to fight?

"Hey, Governor Yang has a big problem for us!" Cao Wenzhao pinched his eyebrows, since he joined the army in Liaodong, he has experienced many battles large and small, and he can be regarded as well-informed. But even so, I still can't think of an effective way to deal with the situation in front of me.

Li Zicheng's sudden rebellion led to heavy losses in the border armies of several towns in Ningxia and Gansu, and even Wang Guo and Li Xianzong died on Gaobai Mountain.

The border army in northern Shaanxi was originally divided into two roads and marched together, but now the border army in Bailuocheng is completely crippled. The border troops of several towns in Gansu and Ningxia are still hiding in Bailuocheng to lick their wounds, how can they still have the energy to cooperate with the Mizhi border army to attack Yan'an Mansion?

I have thought about it and need more ideas, but there is one problem that cannot be avoided, that is, relying on the border armies of Xuanfu, Datongfu, and Liaodong alone, the troops are too small.

The strength of the army has become an unsolvable problem, even if Cao Wenzhao has a strategic mind and is good at marching and arranging formations, it is impossible to scatter beans into soldiers and make thousands of soldiers and horses out of thin air.

"General Tie, General Lou, if we stay in Mizhi City and hold our troops still, it is estimated that in a few days, the imperial court will order us to send troops. Anyway, we have to do something. ”

Tie Mo and Lou Daji looked at each other, and even Cao Bianjiao next to him scratched his head.

"What else can we do now? The soldiers and horses along the road in Bailuo City have been broken, how can we face nearly 100,000 thieves with less than 10,000 troops? Now that Li Zicheng has led 3,000 multilateral troops to join the chaotic party, Wu Yangui and those people are thinking about finding us unlucky. ”

As soon as Cao Bianjiao finished complaining, he was yelled at by Cao Wenzhao, "You shut up, you don't speak, no one treats you as a dumb person." ”

Lou Daji hurriedly raised his hand and made a round, "General Cao, don't scold Xiao Cao, what he said also makes some sense." Now that the morale of the chaotic party is high, we are still afraid of insufficient troops to protect ourselves, so how can we still have the heart to attack Yan'an Mansion. If you really have to follow Governor Yang's orders, even if you can defeat Wu Yangui in the end, it is estimated that there are only a few of us and Liu Shoubei's sons who can survive. ”

"If you really want to fight, it's not impossible, unless..... Reinforcement ....."

Speaking of the word "increase troops", Lou Daji smiled wryly. Cao Wenzhao looked at his forehead in distress, and his sadness became deeper and deeper.

In fact, Cao Wenzhao also knew that the increase in troops was a dream. The important towns of the nine borders also have their own interests to consider, especially Xuanfu, Datongfu and Liaodong have to defend against the Mongols and Jurchens, and they will not send more troops to fill the bottomless pit of Shaanxi.

But anyone who has brains knows that the civil unrest in Shaanxi cannot be eradicated, there is not enough food, God still has droughts every year, and the civil unrest cannot be stopped, unless all the living people on the border of Shaanxi are killed.

It is precisely because they understand that from the very beginning, Hou Shilu, Man Gui and others all made small calculations, thinking about letting their soldiers and horses pretend. Sending troops is purely because of the order of the imperial court, so it has to be sent, but if you continue to increase the number of troops in Shaanxi, then I'm sorry, please prepare the grain and grass for the imperial court first.

Increasing troops, unrealistic. However, without increasing troops, it is almost impossible to defeat Wu Yangui, who is entrenched in northern Shaanxi.