A few days later, in the city of Guzhou, Pingliang Prefecture, Shaanxi, Hong Chengchou had received the holy decree of the imperial court, obtained the seal of the governor of the five provinces and the sword of Shang Fang, and mobilized soldiers and horses to prepare heavy troops to encircle and suppress the rebel armies in Shaanxi.

At this moment, in the hall of the Governor's Palace, Hong Chengchou is sitting upright, the generals are sitting on both sides, and a small colonel is reporting the situation in Shaanxi.

"My lord, during this period of time, the main places that were ravaged by the chaotic army were Gongchang Mansion, Fengxiang Mansion, Pingliang Mansion, Qingyang Mansion and Yan'an Mansion. Among them, Yan'an Mansion is the most serious, not only many county towns have fallen, but almost all the granaries have been destroyed, or plundered by the rebels, or set on fire to the ground......"

With the little colonel's narration, except for Hong Chengchou, who could still keep his face calm, all the generals changed their expressions, and their hearts were shaken, they didn't expect the rebel army to be so crazy, the actions were extremely targeted, and the taste of conspiracy was extremely strong, almost destroying the grain storage in the entire Shaanxi.

A smell of uneasiness began to brew, rising in the hearts of the people, affecting their minds.

Before the junior colonel finished speaking, a general stood up impatiently and said anxiously: "My lord, I hope to quickly report an urgent document to the imperial court, urging the grain and grass from Shanxi to be transported into Shaanxi as soon as possible." Otherwise, if it drags on for a long time, it will cause riots and the morale of the army will be unstable. ”

Another general stood up, also full of anxiety, and then echoed: "Yes, my lord, the granaries of Shaanxi are mainly concentrated in Gongchang Mansion and Yan'an Mansion, and now both places have been looted by the rebel army, Ningxia was invaded by the Mongolian Khan tribe last year, and this year's new grain is barely enough to supply the garrison there, for now only the Yongfeng Cang in Xi'an Mansion and the Tongguan Cang in Huazhou are far less than the grain and grass supply of the Shaanxi garrison, and I hope that the Lord will find a way to transfer grain from other places as soon as possible." ”

Although Hong Chengchou's face was calm and looked unusually calm, he smiled bitterly in his heart, and he was very helpless.

As the governor of the three sides, how could Hong Chengchou not know the importance of grain and grass? The shortage of grain and grass is not only as simple as the unstable morale of the army, but will also cause a large-scale mutiny, which cannot be suppressed even if you want to.

"Generals, although rest assured, when the eunuch came, the official had already written an excerpt, presented it to the emperor, and knew the stakes, and hoped that the household department would allocate a batch of food and salary as soon as possible to save Shaanxi's urgent need."

Although Hong Chengchou replied sonorously and forcefully, he was extremely unconfident in his heart, and learned from the mouths of those eunuchs who announced the decree that although the situation in Shanxi was better, there was not too much food support, and if he wanted to allocate food, he could only transfer food from Jiangnan and Sichuan.

However, the two places are thousands of miles away from Shaanxi, and the road is difficult and dangerous, and there are rebellious rebels everywhere, so it is difficult to ensure the safe arrival of grain and grass.

What's more, although the Tartar army retreated, the customs were still full of smoke, and all parts of the country were in urgent need of grain and grass, and even if there was grain, it could not be guaranteed that all of it would be transported to Shaanxi.

As soon as he thought of this, Hong Chengchou sank in his heart, and a sense of powerlessness arose.

However, at this moment, there was a sudden burst of shouts outside, and before anyone arrived, the voice had already echoed in everyone's ears, and the words were faintly filled with joy.

"Newspaper... In the case of an emergency military situation, the rebel army entered Shanxi, Henan, and Huguang in a big way, colluded with local thieves, attacked the city, killed the court officials, and robbed the granaries of the imperial court's treasury. ”

Everyone knows that the so-called people are not really the people, but the powerful. In this year, what can the people have in their homes, which is worth robbing by those rebellious troops.

Hearing these words, the generals in the hall were inexplicably happy, and one of the generals even said: "My lord, since the three places are in an emergency, let's hurry up and rescue." ”

At this moment, everyone understood that this military general's voice was over, once the army drove to the other three places, it would greatly relieve the pressure on Shaanxi and reduce the demand for grain and grass.

Of course, hearing this, Hong Chengchou also had a trace of inexplicable joy, but he was more worried, although the rebellious army left Shaanxi, most of the pressure of grain and grass was transferred to the other three places.

However, in this way, it is equivalent to sealing the way for Shaanxi to obtain grain and grass from the outside, and the only way to transfer grain and grass from Sichuan is to transfer grain and grass.

In the past, most of the food and salary of the Shaanxi garrison came from Shanxi and Henan, but now the two places have been attacked by the rebel army, making the fastest and most effective source of grain and grass almost abandoned.

As the governor of the five provinces, in comparison, Hong Chengchou's pattern will be larger, and he will see farther, although the pressure on Shaanxi will be reduced, the burden on his body will be heavier, and the task of suppressing bandits will be more arduous.

Shanxi and Huguang are a little better, Henan can be described as a raging public opinion, in a state of boiling, the large-scale entry of the chaotic army will be greatly developed, the strength of the army will skyrocket, only with the army controlled by Hong Chengchou, it is difficult to effectively suppress.

Hong Chengchou couldn't be allowed to think deeply, and another anxious voice came, which made everyone's hearts tremble and give birth to a bad premonition.

"Newspaper... Urgent military situation, something is wrong! ”

Before the voice fell, I saw a soldier running in quickly, looking like a dusty servant, just kneeling on one knee, and before he could speak, he heard Hong Chengchou ask impatiently: "Tell me, what's going on again?" ”

At this moment, the generals looked at a small flag planted behind the soldiers, and knew that there was another big event, which was still a very bad thing.

"Lord Qiyu, there was a mutiny in Xining, Gansu, the generals were killed, the guards were driven away, and the eunuchs who guarded the town also fled in a hurry, and Xining City has now fallen into the hands of the rebels."

When everyone was shocked, they were not surprised, the military salary had been in arrears for a long time, and now the food supply could not be supplied, so it was strange not to mutiny?

However, everyone didn't expect it to happen so quickly!

As soon as the soldiers finished speaking, Hong Chengchou's military advisor immediately reacted, his face was full of anxiety and worry, and he bowed and saluted: "My lord, I hope to act quickly to suppress the Xining rebellion." If it cannot be solved in time, I am afraid that there will be a tendency to spread to the surrounding state capitals and counties. At that time, once it spreads, the situation in the whole of Gansu and even the whole of Shaanxi will get out of control, and there will be more and more mutinous troops. ”

Hearing these words, Hong Chengchou didn't have any response, and the generals on both sides trembled in their hearts, cold sweat broke out on their backs, and they only felt that their scalps were numb.

As the direct commanders of the army, in the event of a mutiny, they will be the first to be attacked, and they will be easily killed.

So, when they heard this, how could the generals not be frightened? How can you not be afraid?

In particular, at this time, Shaanxi is facing the crisis of shortage of grain and grass, which greatly increases the possibility of mutiny, which will make them like putting them on the fire and barbecue, and they may be burned at any time, and they are worried about their lives!

"Pass my general order, all the men and horses will not move, and after I have quelled the rebellion in Xining, I will go to Shanxi again to support the land of Henan and Huguang." ”

Between speaking, Hong Chengchou's expression was no longer calm, but almost dripping from the clouds, and his eyes flashed around the left and right, looking at everyone one by one.