Chapter 480: Than Patience
Jin Huawei's men were dried outside Fuzhou for three days, and their grain and grass had basically been eaten, but there was still no reaction in the city.
Zou Yunsheng maintained a calm and breezy demeanor, and he couldn't see any anxiety on the surface, and his subordinates couldn't sit still. These 8,000 people eat horses every day, which is also a lot of expense. When they were in Jinhua, there was still a steady stream of grain and grass, but in Fuzhou, no one cared about their life or death.
"General, it's not a matter for us to go on like this! Let's attack Fuzhou City! A group of big men, it is better to die in battle than to starve to death like this. The general was very excited to break into the main general's tent, and said loudly as he was Zou Yunsheng's confidant.
Now they are in a dilemma, go back! Without the support of grain and grass along the way, can you still beg for food in the prefects and yamen in various places? Don't go back! It takes less than three or five days, let alone fighting, and they have a hard time moving around.
Zou Yunsheng said unhurriedly: "What are you anxious about, now that you are fighting Fuzhou, how long can we last?" One day? Or two days? I'm afraid that before Fuzhou City is captured, our people will already starve to death. ”
The light breeze on the surface can't hide the anxiety in his heart, if he wants to be in a hurry, the most anxious among the eight thousand people is him Zou Yunsheng.
I ran hundreds of miles to Fuzhou with 8,000 robes to ask for food, I thought that the other party would be in a dilemma, but I didn't expect that I would fall into the pit I dug.
He was also very aggrieved in his heart, and felt that Zhang Ru was too unruly to do things.
But he didn't think that he was so aggressive and led people to surround Fuzhou City, but it was not Zhang Ru, who was already unofficial and light, but Fuzhou Wei and Fuzhou Sailors.
Not to mention that there are so many ordinary people in Fuzhou who don't know the truth, the people's ideas are very simple, whoever is good to them will be good to whom. You, Zou Yunsheng, led people to besiege Fuzhou City, and only brought 8,000 people without your own strength, which means that you are enemies of our Fuzhou people.
"General, what should I do, you have something to say!" The adjutant urged.
Zou Yunsheng thought for a while and said, "I can't think of a good countermeasure now, since the people in the city want to hang us, then let them hang it!" I don't believe it, this Zhang Wenxuan can still look at the army of 8,000 imperial courts, and starve to death outside Fuzhou City like this. ”
The adjutant general was dissatisfied: "The general is right to say this, but the brothers may not think so." I have been in Fuzhou for a few days, and all I eat is the food I bring, but this war horse is nothing, there is grass everywhere, and no matter how bad it is, it will not die. But you can't be so hungry! Last night, some people tried to run out of the barracks to look for food around, and if the general hadn't found out in time, I was afraid that someone would have fled the camp. ”
When you are a soldier and eat food, now you don't even have food to eat, who wants to work hard for you.
Zou Yunsheng waved his hands very irritably: "Then what do you say now?" We are already in a dilemma now, except to continue to hold on outside this Fuzhou City, it is not appropriate for us to go anywhere. Go back, not to mention whether we can go back, even if we go back, we Jinhuawei will become the laughing stock of others. Go to other places, where can we accommodate the 8,000 people of Jinhuawei now.
It's okay outside Fuzhou, at least it gave the imperial court an attitude, go to other places, I'm afraid that our identity will have to change immediately.
From a famous righteous teacher, he suddenly became a nameless rebel and thief, are you willing to do this? ”
The adjutant general stubbornly said: "The last general only knows that the brothers are already very dissatisfied, and for two consecutive days, the brothers can only drink gruel to survive. If it goes on like this, not only people can't stand it, but they also can't stand it in their hearts. You are the general of this team, and you should think of a countermeasure. Otherwise, my brothers would have fled the camp, and I wouldn't have been able to kill them. ”
Zou Yunsheng was silent, he knew that all the words of the deputy general were heartfelt words, and they were all very urgent realities.
He also wanted to change the status quo, but the key was that he was not thoughtful, which led to today's impasse.
He would rather his brothers flee the camp and then starve to death outside the city of Fuzhou than return to Jinhua to live and become the laughing stock of others.
For a general, face is sometimes more important than life.
The deputy general was still dangling in front of him, and Zou Yunsheng's calm heart began to ripple, such a stalemate, he really didn't know what to do.
There was no reaction from the imperial court, and if the imperial court forced him to leave at this time, he would be able to save some face. In the future, if someone ridicules him, he can also justifiably say that it means the imperial court.
The imperial court was unwilling to give him a step down, and he himself did not leave any way out, only to move forward.
The behemoth of 8,000 people was eyeing the city outside, and Zhang Ru naturally would not let down his vigilance. After all, he didn't know much about Zou Yunsheng, and he didn't know if the other party would jump off the wall in a hurry.
Jin Huawei's every move was under the surveillance of the Soaring Cloud Rider, including some of their soldiers who began to beg for food from the surrounding people, including someone who secretly planned to sneak away last night.
After getting this information, Zhang Ru's mind was decided. Since Zou Yunsheng had reached the point of exhaustion, and Jin Huawei still did not launch an attack on Fuzhou City, it meant that it was impossible for Jin Huawei to rashly attack Fuzhou without an order from the imperial court.
Fuzhou is also the territory of the Ming Dynasty, and Jin Huawei has no legitimate reason to attack Fuzhou, that is, to commit rebellion.
Starved to death outside Fuzhou City, Zou Yunsheng only needed to die by himself, but once he attacked Fuzhou City, then his family would have to die. If the emperor is in a bad mood, it is also possible to punish the nine clans.
Zou Yunsheng didn't dare to bet, so Zhang Ru was relieved.
On the ninth day outside Fuzhou City, Jinhuawei, who had not eaten for two days, began to lie in bed in large numbers, and the momentum of black clouds crushing the city had completely disappeared. At this moment, outside the city of Fuzhou, it is not the elite soldiers who are eyeing the fierce generals, but a group of soft-footed shrimp with no combat effectiveness.
At this time, Chen Guang, the commander of the Fuzhou Navy Division, had just reached Zhu Youjiao's hands.
After seeing the twists and turns, Zhu Youzhu laughed angrily: "This Chen Guang will really borrow the slope to get off the donkey, and this kind of thing also needs the intervention of the imperial court?" ”
Wang Zhimao boldly glanced at the words on the fold, and his heart was clear, and he almost didn't laugh out loud.
At a glance, he knew that this style was Zhang Ru's handiwork, and he didn't think Chen Guang would do such a thing.
Zhu Youzhu naturally saw that this was Zhang Ru's handiwork, so he couldn't cry or laugh. His milk brother has never been a generous person, but this time, he feels that his milk brother is doing the right thing.
A holy decree set off from the capital, ordering Jin Huawei to return to the garrison immediately, and over there, Zhang Ru had already begun to clean up the battlefield.