Ming Zuo

Chapter 580 Encirclement from Ten Sides
Xuzhou.

The news of the call from the rebels caused chaos all over the city.

Although Xuzhou has been at war since ancient times, there has been no war for many years, and the peace has passed for a long time. Once the people here encounter a war, they have no way to deal with it except panic.

Officials and gentry cuddled together, panicking.

Zhizhou Chen Guidong's face was ashen, and he kept chanting.

"The disaster of flooding has not been eliminated, and rebellion is coming again. Do you have a good plan?"

The whole room was silent, and no one could speak.

In the fourth year of Tianqi, the Yellow River burst in Shandong.The monstrous flood flooded the entire city of Xuzhou.

The depth of the water reached more than one foot and three feet, all the government houses and private houses were submerged, and countless people died.

After the flooding of the river, the deposited silt annihilated the ancient city again.

It was not until the first year of Chongzhen that Xuzhou began to rebuild on the ruins.

It took six years, and Zhizhou changed three terms, but it was still only half completed.

Among other things, there are still many gaps in Xuzhou's city wall.

As a result, the Dongjiang rebels fought all the way, and they were about to approach the city.

Without a complete city defense, how should Xuzhou defend?
Chen Guidong never thought that he would suffer such bad luck, not to mention the future of his official career, he was afraid that he would lose his life.

What he didn't even know was that in the original history, only two years later, he would die in the siege of the northwestern bandits.

Now the time to siege the city has been advanced, and it has been replaced by Dongjiang rebels.

However, the situation in Xuzhou seems to be no different.

Tongzhi Gu Wansheng didn't want to die either, so he hurriedly said: "You can write to the Governor of Water Transport, and ask the Governor to send troops to help quickly."

Xuzhou belongs to Nanzhili, so it is reasonable to say such a big thing, and it should ask Nanjing for help.

But Nanjing is too far away.

Moreover, Nanjing Wentian Wuxi, even with soldiers, would not be able to quench his near thirst.

On the contrary, the Yamen of the Governor of Water Transport in Huai'an has soldiers and horses in his hands, and they may be able to help.

An old man present did not show any joy.

"Huai'an is hundreds of miles away, even if you come by the canal, it will be beyond your reach!"

Previously, Dongjiang Town was in constant trouble in Shandong. The officials of Nanzhili had nothing to do with them.

It's all right now, the soldiers in Dongjiang Town are less than fifty miles away from Xuzhou City, and they understand what it means that extreme joy begets sorrow.

The shortest way from Huai'an Mansion to Xuzhou is to take the canal.

But a big problem is that this section of the canal is also a section of the Yellow River, which belongs to the upstream.

The upstream boats in the river can't go fast, so the soldiers and horses of Huai'an Mansion are too late.

The pusher Zhang Yansheng seemed to have thought of something.

"We have soldiers and horses in Xuzhou. Hurry up and invite Gong Zongrong."

When he said this, Chen Guidong and Gu Wansheng were overjoyed at the same time.

"Oh, why did you forget Gong Zongrong?"

The atmosphere in the hall was weird, and everyone held back their laughter.

In this city of Xuzhou, no one knows that Chen Guidong and the chief soldier Gongheng have many conflicts.

When the Dongjiang Rebellion first started, Gong Heng suggested that Xuzhou was adjacent to Shandong, and that it was necessary to strengthen military preparations just in case.

But Chen Guidong refuted it on the spot, only saying that the reconstruction of Xuzhou was more important than everything else, and there was no extra money to strengthen the military.

Furthermore, the Dongjiang rebels are mainly active in the Denglai area, which is thousands of miles away from Xuzhou. Gongheng's proposal is purely an army.

But everyone knows that the conflict between Chen Guidong and Gongheng is not out of public discussion.

Chen Guidong is Wen Tiren's favorite student, while Gongheng is the Donglin Party.

The two are irresolvable political enemies.

Chen Guidong is the magistrate of the state, and he suppressed Gong Heng, the deputy general of Xuzhou.

But now the situation has reversed, and the Dongjiang rebels are really coming.

When the catastrophe is approaching, everyone thinks of the importance of generals.

As a civil servant, Chen Guidong's other abilities may be average, but his face is definitely thick enough.

He pretended not to hear the tittering of the crowd, and immediately sent someone to invite Gongheng.

Gong Heng came very quickly, dressed in military uniform, he had obviously entered the state.

He didn't come alone, he brought a scholar in his thirties and several other generals.

In the face of life and death, Chen Guidong decided to show respect to the corporal, and stood up to greet him.

"Gong Zongrong, Xuzhou is in danger now, and the safety of Hecheng's father and elders depends entirely on the general."

Gongheng didn't even look at Chen Guidong, turned around and said to the others: "Everyone, please rest assured, with Mr. Gong here, everything will be safe in Xuzhou."

Chen Guidong's face was ugly, and he stared at Gongheng with vicious eyes.

He has already thought about it.

When this matter is over, Gongheng must suffer enough.

A mere martial artist dares to be so domineering, and he is a deadly enemy. If he doesn't rectify it properly, it will be difficult to dispel his anger.

Zhang Yansheng is a neutral faction, and this time is just in his early days.

"Gong Zong Rong, the local soldiers and horses are no more than a thousand, can they really stop Dongjiang's rebellion?"

Gongheng laughed loudly.

"Of course it's not enough to rely on local soldiers and horses, but Mr. Gong has already invited strong reinforcements."

Chen Guidong ignored his personal grievances, and said pleasantly, "Is this true? Where are the reinforcements?"

Gong Heng looked over with a sneer.

"Hehe, Lord Zhizhou, where are the reinforcements... It has nothing to do with you."

Chen Guidong froze on the spot, his old face blushed and then quickly turned blue.

He never thought that Gongheng would dare to mock him openly.

"Bastard, do you know who is superior?"

Gongheng stood proudly and led out the scholars around him.

"Everyone, from now on, the affairs of Xuzhou have nothing to do with you."

This time, not only Chen Guidong, but also Gu Wansheng and Zhang Yansheng all changed color.

While all the officials in Xuzhou were shocked, the scholar flicked his sleeves and said with a smile: "Let me introduce myself, Xia Yunyi, by order of the Shandong Administrative Committee, will be the mayor of Xuzhou City from now on. Your responsibilities can be delivered today." gone."

Chen Guidong jumped up, pointed at them and exclaimed.

"You are Shandong rebels!"

He immediately reacted and shouted: "Come here, arrest these rebels."

It's quiet inside, and it's quiet outside.

It seems that his order from the prefect is like air.

Chen Guidong was stunned, looked around, and found that except for Gu Wansheng and Zhang Yansheng who were as panicked as him, all the local gentry in Xuzhou were all gods, as if they had expected it.

A soldier behind Gongheng walked to the door, opened the hall door casually, and the situation in the yamen was presented in front of everyone.

All the scribes and government servants in the Xuzhou government were gathered together and squatted on the ground with their heads in their arms.

All around them were soldiers with live ammunition.

The soldier walked back and said with a smile: "Master Chen, Gu Tongzhi, our army does not want to hurt anyone, I hope you don't try to resist in vain. Pack up your things carefully and go back to report to the court."

Chen Guidong hurriedly took two steps back, and sat down on his seat.

He understands that the situation is over.

On that day, Xuzhou changed hands.

The ancient battlefields of the Central Plains, the gates of the Huaihe River, the north gate of the Yangtze River, and the south gate of Shandong officially fell into the hands of the new army.

At the same time, the new army also blocked the way for the Dongjiang rebels to flee south.

(End of this chapter)