"You bitches move faster! Everyone has gone to the city, have they loaded the medicine? One of the generals scolded at the head of the city.

Several gunners hurriedly loaded the ammunition into the gun, and then asked the commander with some confusion: "Is this accurate?" It was too dark. ”

The general saw that it was indeed dark, and he was also anxious, and shouted, "I can't aim accurately! Then shoot at the shadow and feel it. ”

"Boom!" A cannonball fell in the crowd below, and the gunners in the city were about to cheer when they heard the shouting, "Oh no! It's the Governor's Lord! ”

The gunners immediately looked at the commander who commanded the shooting in astonishment, only to see that the commander's face was pale .......

In July of the eighth year of Chongzhen, the peasant army failed to attack Xi'an for the second time, and the main force pulled troops west to take martial arts. However, at that time, due to natural and man-made disasters, Shaanxi was in a depression everywhere. The number of peasant armies has increased substantially, so it is naturally not easy to find rations.

Large groups of peasant armies were still fighting in Shaanxi, while small groups of peasant armies began to enter Henan in twos and threes. Knowing that the border was in an emergency, Governor Xuan Mo took the main force of the Henan Ming army of 8,000 and rushed to the junction of Henan and Shaanxi at the end of July.

However, when entering a county town on the border, because there was no timely notification, and the defenders in the county town were nervous because of the constant passing of peasant troops, on the evening of 24 July, Xuan Mo, the governor of Henan, was unfortunately hit by artillery fire in the county town, and was seriously wounded, and his life was in danger.

"Teacher! Teacher! Zhou Junwu was in tears, constantly screaming to wake up Xuanmo, and Lang Zhong in the army desperately pulled him to prevent Zhou Junwu from harassing Xuanmo who was unconscious.

Seeing that the scene was a little out of control, Li Bingbeidao, the highest civilian official present, immediately signaled to several sturdy soldiers outside the door to find a way to "persuade" Zhou Junwu first.

But when those pro-soldiers just pulled Zhou Junwu and walked a few steps. Zhou Junwu suddenly shouted with joy: "The teacher is awake!" The teacher is awake! Then he broke free from the distracted soldiers, rushed over in a few steps, and knelt beside Xuan Mo's bed.

Seeing Xuan Mo's mouth squirming, Zhou Junwu waved his hand back violently, telling everyone to shut up and listen to Xuan Mo's words.

"Cannon...... The cannon ......, the soldiers ......! The room finally fell silent, and everyone heard Xuan Mo say these words.

Zhou Junwu suddenly understood, and shouted at the magistrate who was shrinking in the corner of the house: "What about the few beasts who fired cannons? ”

The magistrate stepped forward and shrank back. He bowed down and said, "The lower officials have all been arrested, and they are waiting for the governor to punish them." ”

Xuan Mo's face suddenly showed a strange brilliance, and his speech suddenly became clear, and he said, "The artillery is quite accurate!" Let's put it all away! On the occasion of the imperial court's employment. Employing ......"

As he spoke, Xuan Mo's voice became smaller. Li Bingbei hurriedly beckoned a clerk to kneel down in front of Xuan Mo's bed, wanting to record Xuan Mo's last words. Because everyone can see that Xuan Mo just now has returned to the light.

But Xuan Mo's voice became smaller and quieter the more he spoke. It seemed that the words just now had exhausted his strength. Zhou Junwu had already put his ear to Xuan Mo's mouth, and after a while, he couldn't even feel Xuan Mo's breathing. Zhou Junwu's tears unconsciously dripped onto the bed, but he still didn't give up, and he refused to look up when he died, for fear of missing Xuan Mo's words.

Lang Zhong took Xuan Mo's pulse on the side. didn't dare to persuade Zhou Junwu, but shook his head slightly to Li Bingbeidao. In addition to the civil and military officials, all of them were Xuan Mo's staff, servants and personal soldiers, so they couldn't help but cry loudly.

Henan Governor Xuan Mo passed away inexplicably. The officials in the room were still in a dream. Because at this time, they don't know what to do.

finally persuaded Zhou Junwu, who was in grief. None of these officials had any objection to the news of Xuan Mo's death to the imperial court and to return Xuan Mo's body to his hometown. But what are the more than 8,000 people doing now?

"I can't stay here, the governor is driving a crane, and all the soldiers are unmotivated, how can they fight with the thief army? How to keep the Yu realm? It's better to return quickly, and wait for the new governor to take office, and then make a decision. At this time, the highest civil official, Li Bingbeidao, insisted on taking people back to Kaifeng.

"The teacher's bones are not cold, and his ambition is not rewarded, and the adults are going to lead the troops away, do you sit back and watch the thieves wreak havoc in Yujing? The teacher is not at ease even underground! "Zhou Junwu's decision to prepare for Li Bingdao was vigorously opposed.

"Then just ask these people!" Li Bingbei pointed to the civil and military officials present, "Do they still have the heart to fight?" Do their sons still have a military heart? ”

Zhou Junwu looked at those civil and military forces, and wanted them to stand up and support him. However, these civil and military officers avoided Zhou Junwu's sight, and they did not dare to guarantee that their army still had morale.

In the Ming Dynasty, the death of the commander was absolutely fatal to the army. Because it is not at all like modern times, the army has a perfect command echelon, and if the regiment commander dies, the deputy regiment commander will be on the line.

Therefore, in ancient times, as long as the commander was lost, unless there was a deputy commander with high prestige in the army, otherwise, those soldiers would have no confidence in the new commander, and the entire army would be fragmented, and the combat effectiveness would be greatly reduced.

Li Bingbei didn't want to offend Zhou Junwu too much, so he then comforted: "Brother Side, why don't you know what the governor is worried about? But my brother doesn't know anything about the military. Just say here, if Side wants, Brother Wei will stand behind you as a puppet, let you command the army, and Brother Wei will never leave, and live and die with the whole army. ”

"Yes...... But......! Hearing that Li Bingbei had said everything to this point, Zhou Junwu didn't dare to say more. But he still couldn't let go of Xuan Mo's worries before his death, so he wanted to defend a few words, but he didn't know what to say.

Seeing Zhou Junwu's appearance, Li Bingbei said earnestly: "This county is too small, and it can't be equipped with less than 8,000 troops, so it is necessary to send troops to be stationed outside the city." But none of the people here know about the military situation, in case they lose all these sons, what will happen to the hinterland of Henan? What should I do with Kaifeng and Luoyang? Alas——! At this time, that Wu Junhan is here! ”

Speaking of zuihou, Li Bingbei still blurted out a sentence of zuihou. Indeed, no matter what the civil and military forces of Henan officialdom think of Wu Shigong, they still affirm Wu Shigong's military talent.

If Wu Shigong were here now, he would be the only one who had enough authority to command this army. But it's too late to say anything now, and the opinion of abandoning the defense of the Henan border and bringing back the main force of the Henan Ming army has become the consensus of these civil and military officials! (To be continued......)