Chapter 105: Mei Yin's Choice

Above the lobby of Xiningwei.

All the generals were waiting here, and Mei Yin strode over.

The generals below all stood up, and Mei Yin waved his hand to let everyone sit down. Mei Yin said indifferently, "Here are two orders, read them to everyone."

Someone immediately read it out.

The first order was naturally Guanzhong, and Xiningwei was ordered to send troops to support Ningxia.

The second order was naturally given to Mei Yin by the Privy Council in Beijing, and Mei Yin had full discretionary power, that is, she could do whatever she wanted.

As soon as these two orders came out. The soldiers below were in an uproar.

In fact, when the two orders were spoken, the people below already had some preparations. The reason is very simple, if Mei Yin is ready to obey Guanzhong's order, there is no need to do such trouble, just give the order.

Wait until these two orders are read.

Mei Yin said, "You think I should obey that command."

"Your Excellency is a noble relative of the country, how can you obey the order of chaos, and the last general will ask your Excellency to think twice and kill the thief's messenger." Immediately someone rose up against it.

Mei Yin was not surprised by this.

Nanjing has too many political implications. There are too many people up and down who regard Nanjing as the place of orthodoxy, and even in the current situation, Nanjing has lost. A lot of people can't turn the corner. However, the people who decide the situation in the world are never the conviction and persistence of the few, but the trend of the silent majority.

At the beginning of the North-South War, most people tacitly accepted that Nanjing was orthodox. So in many cases, when the Northern Army attacked, they resisted mostly. It is not so much loyalty, but beware of the fall of Beijing, and the settlement of accounts after the autumn of Nanjing.

Now it is not clear what other places are, but Mei Yin knows very well what these people in the northwest think.

Generally speaking, the northwest has never been the hinterland of the Ming court, and the Ming court has only ruled here for more than 20 years, and many of them were pacified in the early years of Hongwu.

The people's confidence in the Ming court is far less than that of other regions.

Now the Northern Army seems to be very powerful. Most ordinary people have a greater idea of self-preservation. There are even some who have the idea of changing the door in order to get ahead.

It is precisely in this way that Mei Yin is very decisive when dealing with these people.

Mei Yin gave an order, and someone below immediately pulled these people down, and within a while, someone sent their heads up.

The generals below all looked at their noses and noses, and they almost didn't dare to breathe, as if they were worried that Mei Yin would look at them.

Mei Yin's eyes swept over and said, "Since that's the case, I've decided. As the son-in-law of Taizu, I should inherit the will of Taizu and assist His Royal Highness the eldest grandson to re-establish the situation."

As soon as Mei Yin's voice fell, the generals below said loudly, "We must obey the military orders."

"Okay." Mei Yin said loudly, "Go to Lanzhou."

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Mei Yin went all the way to the city of Lanzhou, but did not encounter any obstacles, but when she arrived at the city of Lanzhou, she saw that the head of Lanzhou City was closed.

Mei Yin, in order to seek the speed of the soldiers, marched all the way east, and came with light troops. suffered a loss under the city of Lanzhou.

At this time, the news from the Quartet was also summarized in Mei Yin's hands.

Mei Yin faced the current situation and fell into deep thought.

Mei Yin said secretly: "The battle of Ningxia, everything is going well. The army broke through Ningxia, but it was a matter of time. And it's the same on the Gansu side, King Yan is heroic, Gansu Town is just a stumbling block, how can it be King Yan's opponent. I don't have enough siege equipment in my hands. It will take more than a month to rebuild, and when the time comes, it is estimated that it will not be my turn to command the siege of Lanzhou."

"Now I have two choices, the first choice is to find a way to take Lanzhou City. It's just that the siege of the city is the top, the attack of the heart is the bottom, and it is really difficult to grasp such a thing as persuasion."

"The second option is to take the opportunity to sweep elsewhere."

This is also what Mei Yin thinks.

Since Mei Yin left Xining, many places have been taken without a fight, and the reason why Lanzhou is difficult to capture is because Lanzhou's geographical location is too important.

It is also an important border defense area, and it is heavily guarded.

But no other place is as cautious as Lanzhou.

For example, Lintao Province, as well as the Gannan area. Although these places are also in Shaanxi, they are not closely related to Guanzhong geographically. Moreover, the garrison was repeatedly sent to the front, and now it is still empty.

And add the message blockage.

Mei Yin has a great possibility to come to him with troops and go down without a fight.

And Mei Yin has bigger ideas, such as Guanzhong Sisai. In terms of geographical situation, Guanzhong is quite independent geographically, and it is difficult for large armies to enter except for a few passages.

The Northwest is not important in the context of the North-South situation as a whole. The important thing is that the Northern Army has created a strategic advantage over the Southern Army on this battlefield in the northwest. And the Gansu region, in the whole northwest, is not too important. His importance is only to protect Guanzhong. Guanzhong is the core area of the northwest.

Therefore, Mei Yin's victory over the Gannan region, even if it is Lanzhou, is a credit. But none of them are as good as one of the four stoppers in Guanzhong.

Mei Yin made a decision, he ordered to surround Lanzhou City, build a camp, and ordered people to shoot countless letters of persuasion to surrender in the city, and the letters of persuasion stated the current situation, and the northern army came from three sides.

It would be best if you could persuade you to surrender.

However, if you can't persuade them to surrender, you will also mess with their troops.

In fact, there are no more people in Lanzhou City than in Mei Yin's hands. It's just a fortified city. Not everyone was resolutely loyal to Nanjing.

As long as it messes with its military morale.

Let them not dare to suspect the military camp outside the city.

Naturally, he can bluff. Arrange the rest of the troops and horses in more important places.

He immediately summoned Zhao Zongshou and said, "Brother Zhao, you are from Beijing, and now you have a great achievement, do you dare to stand up."

Zhao Zongshou said, "Please give me orders."

Mei Yin said: "Lanzhou is difficult, and the opportunity must not be lost. I want to raise troops to march east and seize Xiao Pass. And the four guards of Lintao, when the soldiers and horses were empty, I prepared a soldier and a horse, a member of the envoy, and went south to take it. Brother Zhao is interested?"

Zhao Zongshou was overjoyed when he heard this.

Zhao Zongshou also knew that Mei Yin had misunderstood.

Mei Yin thought that Zhao Zongshou had connections in Beijing, so Mei Yin gave him this credit. And Zhao Zongshou knows very well that today's events are a coincidence, and he may not have such an opportunity in the future. So I don't want to let go if I catch it.

Zhao Zongshou said: "I am willing to serve the horse, please rest assured, Lintao Siwei will definitely get it for the horse."

Mei Yin said, "No, it's for the imperial court."

Mei Yin actually knows what kind of person Zhao Zongshou is, but he has no one available at this time. And compared with Xiao Guan, the matter in the direction of Lintao Mansion is waiting for it. Leave it alone, a little unwilling. It's best to send someone over. If he can fight down, it will naturally be his credit, after all, he sent it over.

If you can't, that's fine, it's just one or two people. Although Mei Yin did not take Lanzhou City, he won a lot of places near Lanzhou City. Collected a lot of surrendered troops.

Just give him these troops.

It's a no-brainer.

After arranging this place in Lanzhou.

Mei Yin put his mind on Xiao Guan.

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From Lanzhou City to Xiaoguan, the journey is not short, Mei Yin only a few days, and then came to Xiaoguan City.

Mei Yin immediately made a decision and took the risk to attack.

Send someone to deceive the city.

Guarding General Xiao Guan didn't expect to encounter such a thing. Under Mei Yin's attack, it was very difficult to defend. But in the end, it was still taken down by Mei Yin.

It's just that Mei Yin is not easy to beat.

If not, Mei Yin sent people to deceive the city, so that the war would fall into a hand-to-hand battle at the beginning, and it was almost impossible for Mei Yin to take this place.

It's just that Mei Yin's side hasn't run out of breath yet. I immediately heard the report below, east of Xiao Pass, a large group of soldiers and horses came over.

Mei Yin's heart tightened.

Secretly, "No

Good. What's going on, if you don't come early, you don't come late, but this time comes."

If the Guanzhong army arrived early, he would not dare to risk attacking. If he comes a little later, he also has a little time to prepare. It's just this juncture.

It's just that things have come to this point. He's always going to have to make it up. If you can get through, it will naturally be a piece of light. If you can't hold on, you're in vain.

Mei Yin didn't say a word, rectified Xiao Pass, and worked hard to prepare the firearms in the city. and sent someone to contact Qu Neng's army. I hope Qu can arrive sooner.