Chapter 35: The Princess's Army
Although Ruan Dacheng and Fang Guoan are both under the banner of "King Qin", and even claim that they came to Jinhua to escort, everyone knows that King Qin's escort does not need to come to Jinhua at all, and going to Hangzhou or Huzhou or Jiaxing is the real move of King Qin.
Many Donglin gentlemen didn't pay attention to the princess of Jianguo and Zhu Dadian, who was sitting in the Jinhua Left-behind Division, but the news of Ruan Dacheng and Fang Guoan's southward journey made them finally sober up, and they not only shouted the slogan of escorting, but even suggested that Princess Jianguo and Zhu Dadian could temporarily move away from Jinhua.
It's just that Zhu Dadian, as the number one gentleman in the entire Jinhua Mansion, is naturally unwilling to leave Jinhua Mansion, and in the Yue Ming Imperial Court, he is the number one person in the Jinhua Left-behind Division, and giving up Jinhua without a war is a stain for a lifetime, so he replied very strongly: "Weichen has the responsibility to defend the land, and he will never leave Jinhua Mansion!" ”
The gentlemen of Donglin can only hope that Qian Weikun, who also belongs to the Fushe Society, but Qian Weikun is also an old man who has followed Liu Yongxi for a long time, and he has a history of "thief" in Beijing, so he naturally does not dare to echo the gentlemen of Donglin when encountering such a sensitive issue: "The generals of the Jiang Shang rely on the left-behind division to supply military food, and the princess of the prison country can temporarily move, but the left-behind division must not leave!" ”
Speaking of which, there is even more discussion among civil and military officials.
Everyone used to hate Ma Shiying and Yang Longyou to the core, and felt that it was a great mistake for the Empress of the Prison State and the Duke of Yue Guo to accept Ma Shiying, and it might even mess up the government, but now after such a toss between Ruan Dacheng and Fang Guoan, everyone suddenly felt that Ma Shiying was a completely acceptable candidate.
Although Ma Shiying did a lot of foolish things in the Hongguang Dynasty, at least he knew the overall situation and served the Empress of the Prison Country in time to serve the country, and the Hangzhou battlefield was turned from danger to safety precisely because of the participation of Ma Shiying and Yang Longyou.
And Ruan Dacheng's eunuch party is the real scourge, almost all the political disputes in the Hongguang Dynasty are caused by him, and because of Ruan Dacheng's existence, all political disputes cannot be resolved, and now in the name of "King Qin", he wants to coerce the princess of the prison country and the Jinhua Stay-behind Division.
And Ruan Dacheng's vision is too poisonous, just hit the most vulnerable juncture of the small imperial court of the prison country, although the Yue soldiers used troops on the river, but Jinhua has the queen's army led by Zhou Zhisheng is enough to deal with everything, but after Empress Zhang's royal expedition, Zhou Zhisheng's troops also crossed the river, and now there are almost no soldiers available in Jinhua City.
The statement that "no soldiers are available" may be an exaggeration, but now there are less than 1,000 available soldiers in Jinhua City, and only a few hundred people outside the city, and almost all of them are new troops that have only been in the army for a month or two, and they are simply unable to confront the armies of Ruan Dacheng and Fang Guoan.
Now that Zhu Dadian and Qian Weikun have stated that they will not leave Jinhua, the civil and military officials are even more anxious: "If Zhu Xiangguo and Qian Shangshu don't leave Jinhua, then they have to think of a way, right?" General Xing Shengping could not be asked to return from Hangzhou for reinforcements. ”
Now the battle reports in Hangzhou are frequent, Xing Shengping's department is fighting with the Qing army outside the city, at this time it is definitely unwise to draw troops from the front line, but everyone can think of the only way to let Xing Shengping return as soon as possible, and may not be able to catch up, as for Huzhou's Empress Zhang and Yue Guogong can not be counted on.
And Zhu Dadian made up his mind: "It's better to ask for people than to ask for them, Ruan Dacheng and Fang Guoan are just a few thousand soldiers and horses, and I, Zhu, have called thousands of people in one sentence!" ”
It's just that although Zhu Dadian is full of confidence, everyone also knows that it is difficult for a good woman to cook without rice, Zhu Dadian, as the number one gentleman of Jinhua Mansion, can indeed call thousands or even tens of thousands of people with one sentence, but thousands of farmers who are not even equipped with weapons are simply useless on the battlefield, not to mention that Jinhua Mansion has recruited nearly 10,000 recruits this year, and the best batch of strong people have enlisted in advance, and the weapons and armor in the treasury have also been used on them.
Now, even if a few thousand farmers can be summoned temporarily, it can't solve the urgent need, and even Qian Weikun, who supports Zhu Dadian, said: "Is Xiangguo ready to hold on to Jinhua City and wait for General Xing to come back?" I'm afraid that the army will be in turmoil at that time! ”
Zhu Dadian couldn't help but tighten his eyebrows, if he was given another ten days and half a month, he would definitely be able to use the resources at hand to form a working force, but now Ruan Dacheng and Fang Guoan didn't give him any chance at all, and he could rush to Jinhua City in two or three days at the earliest, but at this time he heard a crisp voice say: "With me, the army's heart will not be chaotic!" ”
Hearing this beautiful voice, whether it was Zhu Dadian, Qian Weikun and the civil and military officials present, they all became energetic: "Your Royal Highness Princess! ”
"Her Royal Highness the princess has come down!"
"It's the princess of the prison country!"
"The princess of the prison country has stepped forward!"
Although Princess Kunxing has no sense of existence in Jinhua City, she is the princess of the prison country after all, and she is also the eldest daughter of Emperor Chongzhen, which can be said to be a symbolic figure, although many people thought that this princess of the prison country was purely a vase and ornament, but now Princess Kunxing stood up and they were the most moved people.
Although they also felt in their hearts that Princess Kunxing would not be able to play a big role even if she stood up, the fact that she was willing to stand up made these civil officials feel that the emperor's grace was raining down tears, and Princess Kunxing who stood up gave everyone a reassurance: "Ruan Dacheng and Fang Guoan made a wrong idea, the pro-army of the palace will be able to rush to Jinhua tomorrow, and with the princess pro-army of the main palace, they will not be able to take Jinhua City with ten times more troops!" ”
It was the first time for the princess to talk about her "princess army", but these civil and military officials couldn't help but think of the Zhou Zhisheng's army led by Empress Zhang, this elite army of 3,000 people has made many achievements after crossing the river, and Princess Kunxing's army can naturally be invincible if it has the strength and combat power of Zhou Zhisheng's department.
Zhu Dadian knows the origin of this princess army: "Is it the princess army that the Duke of Yue tailored to the princess of the prison country?" If they can come in time, then our Jinhua City can turn the corner! ”
Only Qian Weikun grabbed his hair nervously, others may not know the quality of this princess of the prison country, he is a big man who can be left behind in Jinhua, he is naturally very clear, this princess army is indeed the princess of Yue Guo and Queen Zhang tailored for the princess of the prison country, the officers are all old people in Jingkou Town, and the soldiers are based on the Chuzhou township soldiers of Yue Guogong's hometown, although it is a new army, it can be said to be a quite trustworthy force.
But the problem is that this princess army only has a total of 500 people!