Before Qin Chuan's soldiers and horses were mobilized, he received another news that made him even angrier:

When Cai Ju Daoist returned to Taiyuan with his junior brother and the Francophone man named Luo Zixi, he was suddenly attacked by the Ming army, and the fifty Guan Emperor soldiers who accompanied the escort suffered heavy casualties, only seven of them were able to escape back to Lou Fu to report the news, and the rest were either killed in battle or captured.

According to the self-reported banners of the Ming army, they were the soldiers and horses of Wang Zhong, the new chief soldier of Shanxi.

Hearing this news, Qin Chuan was furious, the Ming army cut off his financial route and robbed him of his silver, and the people who dared to rob him killed his Guan Di army.

It's tolerable, it's unbearable!

Immediately, Qin Chuan urgently ordered all battalions and units to speed up, quickly assemble Gujiao Town, and transferred 20 red-clothed general cannons, 20 big Franc machine guns, 100 small Franc machines and 100 tiger squat guns.

It happened that during this period of time, Chen Zhan had built six Tianwei general cannons, all of which were loaded with artillery trucks, and before they could be transported to various places for garrison, Qin Chuan also transferred these six cannons with a range of three miles.

In addition, 800 flintlock pistols and 100 rifled guns were transferred for this expedition.

Whether it is a field battle or a siege, these heavy artillery and muskets, which have overwhelming superiority, can play a great role.

Therefore, Qin Chuan was not afraid of fighting with the Ming army in the field, nor was he afraid of being surrounded by the Ming army.

And because this trip was going to attack the city, he gave up the speed of the march and chose heavy firepower.

He originally wanted to bypass Taiyuan and go straight to Shouyang, after all, the city walls of Taiyuan City are tall and strong, and there are many defenders in the city, so it is difficult to attack it.

But now, everyone has killed his Guan Di Army, and the people who arrested him have to bombard him for a few days.

Moreover, now that the autumn harvest is approaching, it is time to go and grab grain.

There are millions of acres of land in the Taiyuan Basin, most of which belong to the vassal kings and the gentry clans, and they are sorry not to rob themselves.

……

On the seventh day of September, Qin Chuan arrived in Gujiao Town.

The 8,000 Guan Imperial Army and all the firearms have been assembled, and the grain, grass, and people have also been put in place.

Qin Chuan asked Wang Jizong to draw up a letter and dozens of letters, stating that Wang Zhong, the chief soldier of Shanxi, innocently killed the Guan Emperor's army, and privately seized Qin Chuan's staff, and the defenders of Shouyang City looted the merchants for no reason, robbed the Texas merchants of tens of thousands of catties of iron and iron pots, and also robbed Qin Chuan's 100,000 taels of silver.

He sent troops this time to eradicate the evil for the Ming Dynasty, clean up the world, and return the merchants of Shanxi, Henan, Lu and other places to ensure the stability of the people of the Ming Dynasty.

On the day of the writing, he sent a fast horse to copy a remote path to bypass Taiyuan and send it to the capital.

And the dozens of inscriptions will not be pressed, and it will not be too late for the soldiers to come to the counties of various prefectures and counties, and then send arrows into the city.

On the ninth day of the ninth month of September, the Double Ninth Festival, Qin Chuan personally led 8,000 troops and 4,000 people from Gujiao to Taiyuan along the Fen River.

The accompanying generals included Liu Youzhu, Luo Ba, and Bobcat, as well as many generals and generals under their command.

……

Taiyuan City, garrison yamen.

Wu Fu, the new governor of Shanxi, sat in the hall with a pale face, looking at Wang Zhong below with cold eyes.

In addition to these two people in the lobby, there are also Jiang Xuan, deputy chief soldier of Shanxi, Du Yingtang, commander of the capital, Miao Wanzhong, the envoy of the criminal prosecution, and a number of officials such as the prefect of Shanxi and the political envoys of the left and right.

In the courtyard outside the lobby, there was a group of people kneeling with blood stains all over their bodies, bound by flowers and unable to move.

Among them were two Taoist priests, a yellow-haired and blue-eyed Franco, and a dozen men with angry or depressed expressions.

The reason why Wu Fu's face was blue was because Wang Zhong had arrested this group of people.

And Wang Zhong looked indifferent, and even a little aggrieved.

Didn't the imperial court want to completely cut off Qin Chuan's trade routes, or even block him completely?

I just followed the will of the imperial court and arrested a few people in Qinchuan, so the governor made a bit of a fuss.

"Don't you know the consequences of this?"

Seeing that Wang Zhong was still a little aggrieved, Wu Fu couldn't help but ask coldly.

Wang Zhong pursed his lips imperceptibly, and replied: "Lord Futai, it is the will of the imperial court to cut off the business between Qinchuan and the Ming Dynasty, and the general will just act according to the will, as for the consequences...... The imperial court is about to encircle and suppress Qinchuan, do you still need to consider the consequences? ”

"You ......"

Wu Fu was so angry that his beard straightened: "The strategy of the imperial court to deal with Qinchuan is to overcome the rigid with softness, step by step, and pay equal attention to appeasement and siege, but before the soldiers and horses from all walks of life complete the siege, avoid angering the other party, lest the other party's dog jump off the wall in a hurry and ruin the siege plan." ”

"But now, if you attack and kill his soldiers privately and arrest his staff, he will inevitably send troops to Taiyuan to avenge his soldiers and rescue these people outside."

"You have made such a big mistake and dare to say that you are doing what you want?"

Hearing this, Wang Zhong frowned slightly, a trace of displeasure flashed in his eyes, but he quickly returned to normal, and said: "Lord Futai, the city wall of Taiyuan is strong, and there are more than 5,000 defenders in the city. ”

"You ......"

Wu Fu was so angry that his beard curled up again: "You can defend Taiyuan City, who will guard other states and counties?" Qingyuan, Yuci, Xugou, Taigu, Qixian and other places, who will guard? ”

Wang Zhong opened his mouth, but did not respond, only lowered his head and snorted disdainfully.

Wu Fu raised his hand and pointed at him, shook his head, and finally sighed helplessly, then leaned back in his chair, rubbing his swollen temples.

"In the past, Wang Shiying and Liu Liangzuo robbed Qinchuan's 100,000 taels of silver in Shouyang, and then you Wang Zhong attacked and killed dozens of soldiers in Qinchuan, you ...... Alas, so angry that Qin Chuan would inevitably send troops to attack. ”

"Now, his soldiers and horses may not be far from Taiyuan City."

"Come on, immediately send an order to Wutai Mountain and Zezhou, and order Ni Pet and Ai Wannian to return to Taiyuan as soon as possible."

"Then quickly send a message to Datong, report truthfully to Yang Dujun, and ask him to quickly gather troops to attack Ningwu Pass, Shenchikou, Laoyingbao and other areas along the Inner Great Wall."

"There is also the Shaanxi Trilateral Hong Supervisory Army, who immediately sent a letter asking him to lead the army across the river and attack the areas of Xingxian and Baodezhou."

"Yes!"

Hearing Wu Fu's orders one by one, the clerks below worked hard to write, and the herald hurriedly surrendered his orders.

After issuing the order, Wu Fu continued to lean back in his chair, rubbing his swollen temples.

It didn't take long for him to suddenly think of something, straighten up suddenly, and beckoned to the side: "Quick, grind the ink quickly, get the silk cloth, Benfu wants to play another song, please Your Majesty immediately exempt Cao Wenzhao from the guilt, still serve as the chief soldier, and order him to immediately lead the troops to Taiyuan, I am afraid that he is the only one who can resist Qin Chuan." ”

At this time, Jiang Xuan, who had been silent below, suddenly cleared his throat and said, "Lord Futai, when Cao Wenzhao was condemned, his nephew Cao Bianjiao had already led his troops to serve Qin Chuan. ”

"It is said that this is still what Cao Wenzhao meant, and he wants to find another way for the Cao family."

"His nephew and the Cao family are all in Qin Chuan, let him lead the troops to fight against Qin Chuan...... I'm afraid, I'm afraid he won't be able to do his duty. ”

Hearing this, Wu Fu's hand holding the brush froze.

After a long time, Wu Fu suddenly put down the brush in his hand and sighed helplessly: "Let go of those people outside." ”

"Released?"

Wang Zhong was stunned: "Lord Futai, this is a prisoner captured by the last general and many soldiers in a bloody battle, and the soldiers are still waiting for a reward, why should they be released?" ”

Wu Fu sighed inexplicably: "Because, only in this way can it be possible to extinguish Qin Chuan's anger." ”

"This ......"

"Let it go, let it go."

"Yes......"